Examined the effects of answering a question about a specific component of life satisfaction (dating) on 360 undergraduates' assessment of their overall satisfaction with life. Results suggest that the use of primed information in forming subsequent judgments is determined by H. P. Grice's (1975) conversational norms. In general, answering the specific question increased the accessibility… Continue reading Priming and communication: Social determinants of information use in judgments of life satisfaction