COGNITIVE REFLECTION AND SOCIALLY BIASED DECISIONS

• Authors: Pier Luigi Baldi , Paola Iannello , Silvia Riva , Alessandro Antonietti
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

In some circumstances, the social visibility of a person we interact with can distort our evaluations and predictions by inducing people to overestimate the value of choices that included renowned individuals. Individuals who show a propensity for cognitive reflection have been shown to be less susceptible to biases in reasoning and decision-making, and therefore they should be less influenced by overestimation of choices that include renowned individuals. To test such a hypothesis, the Cognitive Reflection Test and a decision task that included a choice to interact with a renowned individual were administered. Results demonstrated that participants who had a greater ability to implement cognitive reflection were less influenced by celebrity status. Findings support the idea that cognitive reflection is associated with a reduction of decision-making bias associated with social status.

Keywords

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DECISION MAKING; DECISION BIASES; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; COGNITIVE REFLECTION

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 265 – 271

Contributors

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Pier Luigi Baldi

• Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo Gemelli 1 - 20123 Milano, Italy

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Paola Iannello

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Silvia Riva

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Alessandro Antonietti