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| Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2002): |
When standards are wide of the mark: nonselective superiority and inferiority biases in comparative judgments of objects and concepts.
Full Abstract
People are frequently required to judge how particular group members measure up against others in their group. According to the local-comparisons-general-standards (LOGE) approach, in these member-to-group comparisons, people fail to use the normatively appropriate local (group) standard and are infelicitously affected by a more general standard (involving instances from outside the judged group). Within positive groups, target group members are judged superior to the other members of the group, and within negative groups, inferior. To date, these nonselective superiority and inferiority biases have been demonstrated solely in judgments about human beings. In 6 experiments, nonselective biases were found in perceptual, affective, and cognitive judgments of nonhuman targets, objects, and concepts, thus supporting a cognitive rather than a social account.
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Author information
Author/s: Giladi, Eilath E (EE); Klar, Yechiel (Y);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978 Israel. egli@zahav.net.il
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Journal of experimental psychology. General (J Exp Psychol Gen), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 131 (issue 4) : pp 538-51
Dates: Created 2002/12/25; Completed 2003/04/17; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12500862, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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