Ease of retrieval effects in social judgment
The role of unrequested cognitions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6201255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zakary L Tormala (Indiana University Bloomington), Carlos Falces (0000-0002-3483-3786, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx), Pablo Briñol (0000-0002-0327-5865, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Richard E Petty (0000-0002-2870-8575, The Ohio State University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-157 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.93.2.143 |
| PMID | 17645392 |
| OpenAlex | W2066212256 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 28 |
The present research explores a new mechanism for ease of retrieval effects in social judgment. It is suggested that in the most common ease of retrieval paradigm, when it is difficult for people to generate or retrieve the specific type of cognition requested (e.g., positive thoughts about an issue or memories of assertive behavior), they are more likely to spontaneously generate or retrieve unrequested cognitions (e.g., negative thoughts about the issue or memories of unassertive behavior), and the presence of these unrequested cognitions can affect social judgment. In 4 experiments, participants were asked to generate a high (difficult) or low (easy) number of cognitions in a given direction. Across experiments, when participants were asked to generate a high number of cognitions, they also had more unrequested cognitions, and these unrequested cognitions played a mediating role in the ease of retrieval effect on judgment. In the 3rd and 4th experiments, this mechanism was found to be independent of previously identified mediators
Affect (linguistics) · Assertiveness · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Mechanism (biology) · Need for cognition · Social cognition · Communication · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 1,41 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |