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- What is assimilation of meaning effects?
- What are assimilation and contrast effects?
- What is an example of assimilation bias?
- What are assimilation and contrast effects examples?
What is assimilation of meaning effects?
in psychology experiments, an effect in which participants' judgments shift toward an anchor after it is introduced. For example, judgments of relative distance or weight will usually be evenly distributed along a scale before the experimenter provides an anchor.
What are assimilation and contrast effects?
Assimilation occurs when the judgment of the current stimulus shifts in the direction of the preceding stimulus; contrast occurs when the judgment shifts in the opposite direction. Both effects are brought together and demonstrated in a single paradigm.
What is an example of assimilation bias?
For example; due to biased assimilation, a party who already believes that one's upbringing is more important to personality development than inherent biological traits might accept a study showing that childhood hugs lead to increased grades in school at face value - without checking the cited sources, research ...
What are assimilation and contrast effects examples?
Thinking about Richard Nixon, a politician strongly associated with scandals, decreases the perceived trustworthiness of politicians in general (assimilation effect), but increases the perceived trustworthiness of every other specific politician assessed (contrast effect).
