Remembering less and inferring more
Effects of time of judgment on inferences about unknown attributes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6207620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David M Sanbonmatsu (0000-0003-1239-744X, University of Utah, corresponding author), Frank R Kardes (0000-0002-5000-8065, University of Cincinnati), Carol Sansone (0000-0002-5976-3534, Institute of Psychology) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 546-554 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| 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//0022-3514.61.4.546 |
| PMID | 1960647 |
| OpenAlex | W1996155888 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 11 |
Perceivers often infer the values of unknown attributes from evaluative expectancies. In 2 experiments, inferences about unknown attributes of a target made shortly after initial processing tended to be moderate, as perceivers presumably adjusted for the lack of directly relevant evidence. However, stronger inferences were drawn with the passage of time as memory of the absence of information faded. Expertise moderated this effect, as subjects highly knowledgeable of the target domain were much less likely than low or moderate knowledge subjects to draw extreme inferences over time. Memory-based inferences about unknown attributes were also found to be held with greater confidence than inferences made shortly after stimulus presentation.
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Inference · Stimulus (psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Memory Processes and Influences · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2020 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |