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Negative information weighs more heavily on the brain

The negativity bias in evaluative categorizations

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ID6206844
AuthorsTiffany A Ito (0000-0002-0924-2589), Jeff T Larsen (0000-0002-0954-5598), N Kyle Smith, John T Cacioppo (0000-0002-0049-3509)
Year1998
Volume75
Issue4
Pages887-900
Publication date1998-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.75.4.887
OpenAlexW4238615709
LanguageEN
Citations received250

Cognitive psychology · Impression formation · Negativity bias · Negativity effect · Perception · Social perception · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology

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