The Role of Inference in Attribute Framing Effects
| Autor: | Johannes Müller-Trede, Lim M. Leong, Craig R. M. McKenzie, Shlomi Sher |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Sociology and Political Science
Logical equivalence Strategy and Management 05 social sciences General Decision Sciences Inference 050109 social psychology Rationality Framing effect 050105 experimental psychology Framing (social sciences) Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Information leakage 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social psychology Applied Psychology Mathematics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. 30:1147-1156 |
| ISSN: | 0894-3257 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/bdm.2030 |
| Popis: | Previous research has shown that a speaker's choice between logically equivalent frames is influenced by reference point information, and that listeners draw accurate inferences based on the frame. Less clear, however, is whether these inferences play a causal role in generating attribute framing effects. Two experiments are reported, which suggest that frame-dependent inferences are sufficient to generate attribute framing effects, and that blocking such inferences may block framing effects. Experiment 1 decomposed the typical framing design into two parts: One group of participants saw a target described in one of two attribute frames and reported their estimates (inferences) of the typical attribute value. These estimates were then given to a second group of yoked participants, who evaluated the target. Although this latter group was not exposed to different attribute frames, they nevertheless exhibited a “framing effect” as a result of receiving systematically different inferences. In contrast, Experiment 2 shows that experts—who are familiar with an attribute's distribution and are therefore less likely to draw strong frame-based inferences—exhibit a diminished framing effect. Together, these findings underscore the role of inferences in the generation and attenuation of attribute framing effects. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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