Considering the opposite a corrective strategy for social judgement

It is proposed that several biases in social judgment result from a failure to consider possibilities at odds with beliefs and perceptions of the moment. Individuals who are induced to consider the opposite position, therefore, should display less bias in social judgment. In 2 experiments, with 150...

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Main Authors: Lord, Charles G. (Author), Preston, Elizabeth (Author), Lepper, Mark R. (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] American Psychological Association ©1984.
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