Memory shapes judgments

Tracing how memory biases judgments by inducing the retrieval of exemplars

verfasst von

Agnes Rosner, Bettina von Helversen

Abstract

When making judgments (e.g., about the quality of job candidates)decision makers should ignore salient, but unrepresentative information (e.g., the person's name). However, research suggests that salient information influences judgments, possibly because memories of past encounters with similar information are integrated into the judgment. We studied eye movements to trace the link between the retrieval of past instances and their influence on judgments. Participants were more likely to look at screen locations where exemplars matching items on a name attribute had appeared, suggesting the retrieval of exemplars. Eye movements to exemplar locations predicted judgments, explaining why names influenced judgments. The results provide insights into how exemplars are integrated into the judgment process when assessing memory retrieval online.

Externe Organisation(en)

Universität Zürich (UZH)

Typ

Artikel

Journal

COGNITION

Band

190

Seiten

165-169

Anzahl der Seiten

5

ISSN

0010-0277

Publikationsdatum

09.2019

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Experimentelle und kognitive Psychologie, Pädagogische und Entwicklungspsychologie, Kognitive Neurowissenschaft, Sprache und Linguistik, Linguistik und Sprache

Elektronische Version(en)

https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/171092/1/Rosner_accepted_MemoryBias_Cognition.pdf (Zugang: Offen)
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COGNITION.2019.05.004 (Zugang: Geschlossen)