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At the boundaries of misattribution II: Exploring boundary conditions of the positivity-familiarity effect

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Dr Rebecca Weil

Project Description

The positivity-familiarity effect demonstrates that positive affect can serve as a cue to answer the question of whether a stimulus has been encountered before. The assumed underlying mechanism is misattribution of positivity to judgments of familiarity. Recent research suggested that this effect is not ubiquitous. The aim of the present research is to investigate source-target fit and informative value of primes as two boundary conditions for positivity-familiarity effects. Results from this line of research will provide novel insights into the misattribution mechanism.

Status Project Complete
Value £1,093.00
Project Dates Oct 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2019

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At the boundaries of misattribution: Exploring boundary conditions of the positivity-familiarity effect Jan 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2018
When people need to make judgments under uncertainty they often rely on cues. For example, when trying to answer the question of whether we like a certain object we might rely on the positive feelings that are associated with the fluency of processin... Read More about At the boundaries of misattribution: Exploring boundary conditions of the positivity-familiarity effect.