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Accuracy and error: Constraints on process models in social psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2004

Alan J. Lambert*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO63130
B. Keith Payne*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH43210
Larry L. Jacoby*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO63130
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Abstract:

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In light of an historical obsession with human error, Krueger & Funder (K&F) suggest that social psychologists should emphasize the strengths of social perception. In our view, however, absolute levels of accuracy (or error) in any given experiment are less important than underlying processes. We discuss the use of the process-dissociation procedure for gaining insight into the mechanisms underlying accuracy and error.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004