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The low robustness of the gain effect of interpersonal attraction: Some empirical and theoretical considerations
Author(s) -
Koller Michael
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.2420210306
Subject(s) - psychology , social psychology , credibility , interpersonal communication , interpersonal attraction , attraction , contingency , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , political science , law
Subjects were exposed either to positive–positive evaluations or to negative‐positive evaluations. In addition, evaluator's credibility was manipulated (high, low, neutral). Liking for the evaluator, perceived correctness, and perceived contingency of the evaluations were assessed as dependent variables. The gain effect suggested by Aronson and Linder (1965) was not found in any of the three dependent measures. Implications of these findings are discussed.