Source
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 3, (1999), pp. 382-389ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Journal title
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Volume
vol. 25
Issue
iss. 3
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 382
Page end
p. 389
Subject
Behaviour Change and Well-beingAbstract
The literature on correspondence bias suggests that the bias is increased when perceivers depend on an actor because they are motivated to know the actor's dispositions and predict future behavior. However, outcome dependency produces enhanced attention and accuracy motivation, which should facilitate situational correction and reduce the correspondence bias. An experiment was conducted in which both participants' dependency on an actor and the actor's behavioral freedom were manipulated. The correspondence bias was reduced among dependent participants but only in judgments that were highly relevant to predicting behavior that could affect their own outcomes. This reduction of the correspondence bias was associated with longer reading times. Furthermore, it was more pronounced in conditions in which the potential costs of an inaccurate dispositional inference were higher.
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