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Download full textAnderson, Craig A.; Sechler, Elizabeth S. – 1985
Social theories (beliefs about relationships between variables in the social environment) are often used in making judgments, predictions, or decisions. Three experiments on the role of explanation processes in the development and use of social theories were conducted. The first experiment assessed the effects of explaining a hypothetical…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Bias, Cognitive Processes, College Students
