Motivation Influences the Underestimation of Cumulative Risk
| Autor: | Carly Guberman, Bärbel Knäuper, Rachel Kornik, Cristina Aydin, Katherine Atkinson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Male Risk Sexually transmitted disease Canada Adolescent Social Psychology Sexually Transmitted Diseases 050109 social psychology 050105 experimental psychology Judgment Risk-Taking Social Desirability Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Motivation 05 social sciences Courtship Risk perception Cumulative risk Regression Analysis Female Perception Psychological Theory Psychology Goals Social psychology Cognitive heuristics |
| Zdroj: | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 31:1511-1523 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7433 0146-1672 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0146167205276864 |
| Popis: | Past research has shown that people typically underestimate the cumulative risk of events. This effect has mainly been interpreted as resulting from the use of cognitive heuristics and judgment strategies, such as availability or anchoring and adjustment. The authors suggest that motivational processes can be an additional force in the generation of cumulative risk estimates. Using an experimental design, Study 1 shows that people underestimate the cumulative risk of infection with sexually transmitted diseases of appealing prospective sexual partners by using risk-irrelevant information for their judgment. Using a correlational design, Study 2 demonstrates that people underestimate the cumulative risk of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease and that commitment to the present partner is directly related to a low cumulative risk estimate as well as indirectly through its effect on the perceived risk of the present partner. Together, the two studies demonstrate that motivation influences the underestimation of cumulative risk. |
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