Acquisition of dispositional attributions
Effects of sample size and covariation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10902833 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frank Van Overwalle (0000-0002-2538-9847, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 515-533 |
| Publication date | 2003-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-2772 • E-ISSN: 1099-0992 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ejsp.160 |
| OpenAlex | W2033276508 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 37 |
Two experiments examined whether dispositional attributions are sensitive to the sample size of the evidence indicating a given level of covariation between person and behavior. Participants were given high or low levels of covariation (i.e. consensus and distinctiveness), and the acquisition of dispositional attributions was monitored by requesting dispositional trait ratings at fixed intervals. The results showed that dispositional attributions were sensitive to sample size, and increased given more evidence on high person‐behavior covariation while they decreased given more evidence on low person‐behavior covariation. Additional analyses suggested that in making dispositional inferences (e.g. about the actor), there was a slight preference for agreement information (e.g. low distinctiveness) over difference information (e.g. low consensus). The effects of sample size are inconsistent with current statistical or probabilistic models of covariation, but are in line with connectionist networks using an error‐correcting learning algorithm. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Attribution · Cognition · Connectionism · Developmental psychology · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Preference · Statistics · Trait · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Mathematics · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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