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Subjects received information regarding social relationships between hypothetical persons A and B, and then indicated the subjective probability that A likes B, or that A is influenced by B. Information regarding influence (and its negation) biased perception of liking relationships. Information regarding both proximity and liking (and their negations) biased perception of influence relationships.
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This research was conducted by the first author in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at Kent State University. The research was supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant GS-1016, to the second author. Portions of the findings were presented to the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May, 1967.
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Rittle, R.H., Cottrell, N.B. Cognitive bias in the perception of interpersonal relations. Psychon Sci 9, 551–552 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327884
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327884