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The Effect of Self-Construal on Spatial Judgments

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Much prior literature has focused on the effect of self-construal on social judgment. We highlight the role of self-construal in spatial judgments. We show that individuals with independent (vs. interdependent) self-construals are more prone to spatial judgment biases in tasks in which the context needs to be included in processing; they are less prone to spatial judgment biases in tasks in which the context needs to be excluded in processing. We show such spatial judgment effects when self-construal is operationalized by different cultures (study 1) and as a construct that shifts with situational primes (studies 2 and 3).

Source: Journal of Consumer Research

DOI: 10.1086/588686

Authors: Aradhna Krishna, Rongrong Zhou, Shi Zhang

Institutions: University of Michigan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Differences and Values

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2167428600

FWCI: 3.909

Cites: 40

Cited by: 86

Related to: 10