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Allison, Scott T.; Messick, David M. – 1985
Observers are known to form inferences about an actor on the basis of the actor's behavior, regardless of the external forces contributing to that behavior. Two studies were conducted to determine whether this inferential error would also occur at the level of group activity. In the first study, 70 undergraduates read about a decision made by a…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Attribution Theory, College Students, Evaluative Thinking
