Spontaneous trait transference to familiar communications
Is a little knowledge a dangerous thing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynda Mae (Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author), Donal E Carlston, John J Skowronski (0000-0003-3582-9743) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 233-246 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| 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//0022-3514.77.2.233 |
| OpenAlex | W2018975370 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 10 |
In most social cognition research participants are presented with unattributed information about unfamiliar stimulus persons. However, in the real world it is more common for people to learn about others through social communication and to know something about those with whom they communicate. Such issues are explored in relation to spontaneous trait transference, a phenomenon in which communicators are perceived as having traits that they merely describe in others. Three studies show that even familiar communicators became associated with, and attributed, the traits implied by their remarks. Surprisingly, these effects occurred even when the implied traits were incongruent with participants' prior knowledge about these communicators. The results are discussed in terms of (a) the generalizability of social cognition research, (b) the automaticity of simple associative phenomena, and (c) the interplay of simple associative and higher level processes.
Associative property · Automaticity · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Generalizability theory · Impression formation · Perception · Phenomenon · Social cognition · Social perception · Stimulus (psychology · Trait · Cultural Differences and Values · Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases · Genomics and Rare Diseases · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Team Dynamics and Performance
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 1,46 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |