Knowledge-based information acquisition
Norms and the functions of consensus information
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6201645 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denis Hilton (0000-0002-8991-3353, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Denis J Hilton, Richard H Smith, Mark D Alicke (0000-0002-1060-2510) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 530-540 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| 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 (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.55.4.530 |
| PMID | 3193346 |
| OpenAlex | W2070016633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 9 |
Mill's (1872/1973) method of difference prescribes that the lay scientist should use consensus information as a control condition for the person and distinctiveness information as a control condition for the stimulus when analyzing their causal effects on the occurrence of the target event. However, in studies of information acquisition, subjects have shown a consistent preference for distinctiveness information when answering causal questions about the person, and for consensus information when answering causal questions about the stimulus. To explain this discrepancy, we distinguish between the evaluative, contrastive, and corroborative functions of consensus and distinctiveness information. In addition, we suggest that subjects seek consensus information only if it is relevant to the question posed to them, and if they cannot supply it from their own presupposed knowledge of behavioral norms. We report four information acquisition experiments that provide support for our analysis.
Cognitive psychology · Control (management · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Stimulus (psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Semantic Web and Ontologies · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2014 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |