The Effect of Agential Distance on Attribution for a Positive Outcome
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13653124 |
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| Authors | Suresh Kanekar (University of Phoenix, corresponding author), Vidyut Lata Dhir (0000-0002-9090-8201, University of Bombay) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 990-990 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1998.83.3.990 |
| OpenAlex | W2066067215 |
| Language | EN |
The hypothesis that attribution of causality and praiseworthiness for a positive outcome would be differentially affected by agential distance was not supported by the experimental data. Over-all judgments were marginally more positive for the distal rather than proximal agent
Attribution · Causality (physics · Outcome (game theory · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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