Looking at the past with a whole new perspective: The influence of visual perspective on hindsight bias
by Kennedy, Lindsay A., M.A., THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, 2008, 43 pages; 1457647

Abstract:

Subjective experiences, namely feelings of ease or difficulty that accompany thinking, have been found to influence hindsight bias (e.g., Sanna, Schwarz, & Stocker, 2002). When thinking is easy, hindsight bias increases because people equate ease with plausibility; when thinking is difficult, however, hindsight bias is reduced. Recently, the influence of visual perspective (first- vs. third-person) on judgments has been explored (e.g., Libby, Eibach, & Gilovich, 2005), which may moderate the relationship between subjective experiences and hindsight bias. In two studies, the hypothesis that people rely more on their subjective experiences when thinking from a first-person perspective than a third-person perspective was examined. This follows from the suggestion that the third-person perspective promotes more abstract construal (Libby, et al., 2005), which may reduce reliance on subjective experiences. A marginally significant interaction was found between visual perspective and subjective experiences on judgments of inevitability. The implications of these studies are discussed.

 
AdviserLawrence J. Sanna
SchoolTHE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
SourceMAI/ 47-02, p. , Dec 2008
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsSocial psychology
Publication Number1457647
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