Implications of attitude change theories for numerical anchoring: anchor plausibility and the limits of anchor effectiveness

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This article compares the effects of moderate and extreme numerical anchors, or values presented to influence decision-making, on subsequent numerical judgements. Results indicate that extreme anchors, or numbers outside the range of plausibility, have less influence over numerical judgements than moderate anchors.

Decision-making, Decision making, Perception, Perception (Psychology), Attitude change

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Think unto others: the self-destructive impact of negative racial stereotypes

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This article examines the negative effects of racial stereotyping on the behavior of the biased individual. Findings indicate that subjects who were primed with a negative stereotype of African Americans obtained significantly lower scores on a subsequent math test when compared to control subjects.

Statistical Data Included, Research, Testing, Human behavior, Racism, Stereotype (Psychology), Stereotypes (Psychology), Priming (Psychology), Mathematical ability

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Flexible correction processes in social judgment: correcting for context-induced contrast

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A study exploring the flexible correction processes in social judgment was conducted on 361 psychology undergraduates from the State University of Ohio in four experiments. Results were analyzed in light of four models of context correction; namely, the set/reset model, the inclusion/exclusion model and the flexible correction model of bias. Results indicate that there is not enough substantive evidence that supports the view that context correction processes causes judgmental contrast.

Human information processing

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