Linking versus thinking
Evidence for the different associative and attributional bases of spontaneous trait transference and spontaneous trait inference
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6207331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donal E Carlston (Purdue University West Lafayette), John J Skowronski (0000-0003-3582-9743, Northern Illinois University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 884-898 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| 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 (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.89.6.884 |
| PMID | 16393022 |
| OpenAlex | W2126970616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 63 |
Informants who describe others' behaviors are perceived as having more of the trait implied by the behavior they describe (the trait transference effect). Associative and attributional explanations for this phenomenon are reviewed and examined in 3 experiments. Findings were inconsistent with attributional interpretations: (a) transference effects persisted with extended coding times, online judgments, and warnings to participants to avoid the effect; (b) negativity effects were absent in transference but occurred with trait inference; and (c) transference effects failed to generalize beyond the particular trait implied by informants' descriptions. Moreover, forcing participants to recall the target of informants' descriptions just prior to trait judgments eliminated the transference effect while enhancing inference effects. These results contradict nonassociative explanations and indicate that different processes underlie spontaneous trait transference and spontaneous trait inference
Associative property · Attribution · Cognitive psychology · Impression formation · Inference · Perception · Recall · Social perception · Trait · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 46 |