Further evidence for expectation-based illusory correlations
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| Publication date | 1987 |
| Journal | European Journal of Social Psychology |
| Volume | Issue number | 17 |
| Pages (from-to) | 253-258 |
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| Abstract | 37 Ss were presented with 36 opinion statements ostensibly made by residents of 2 towns (1 large, 1 small) confronted with the building of a new nuclear power station in the vicinity. The probabilistic belief that small towns would contain a higher proportion of antinuclear residents was predicted to produce an illusory correlation confirming the belief. Findings strongly support this expectation-based illusory correlation mechanism. |
| Document type | Article |
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2420170211
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