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The Influences of the Extents’ differences of Covariation Information on Attributions
Ma WeiJun
Journal of Psychological Science ›› 2011, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6) : 1469-1475.
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The Influences of the Extents’ differences of Covariation Information on Attributions
This study examined the influences of the extents’ differences of one self-relevant covariation information on attributions by two experiments. In experiment 1, thirty eight subjects read and imaged some situations with their good/bad outcome and one relevant consensus information which extents were manipulated, and made attributions on 4 causal dimensions. The results showed that high/low consensus was attributed to external/internal cause respectively, and the attributions in the conditions that consensus information was not given or unclear were located between internal and external cause. Moreover, Self-serving attributional bias was showed in 4 causal dimensions, and the extents’ differences of consensus information did not interference Self-serving attributional bias significantly. Experiment 2 took same method with experiment 1, but distinctiveness information was given. Experiment 2 basically reproduced the results in experiment 1. Furthermore, this study found that Self-serving attributional bias disappeared in controllableness dimension in the conditions of high consensus or distinctiveness. Finally, the influences of covariation information on attributions and Self-serving Attributional Bias were discussed.
covariation information / causal dimension / The Joint Model of Attribution / Self-serving Attributional Bias
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