The primacy of communion over agency and its reversals in evaluations
Bogdan Wojciszke , Andrea E. Abele
Abstract
Agency (A) and communion (C) are basic dimensions of social judgment and C is typically more important than A. Building on the two-interest account of bidimensionality of social cognition, we hypothesized that this ‘‘C over A’’ pattern is typical for judging distant persons but is attenuated or even reversed when people judge the self or interdependent persons. In Study 1 we found that the construal of events leading to changes in a target’s evaluation was different in dependence on perspective. There was a ‘‘C over A’’ pattern in case of distant others, but an ‘‘A over C’’ pattern in case of close friends or the self. In Study 2 we found that the degree of dependence on one’s supervisor determined the ‘‘C over A’’ pattern, as well. C was more important for the supervisor’s overall evaluation if there was no dependence, and conversely A was more important in case of dependence. The studies underline the theoretical significance of a social interaction perspective in social judgment, and particularly in judgments on the two basic dimensions.Author | |
Journal series | European Journal of Social Psychology, ISSN 0046-2772, (A 25 pkt) |
Issue year | 2008 |
Vol | 38 |
Pages | 1139-1147 |
Publication size in sheets | 0 |
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DOI | DOI:10.1002/ejsp.549 |
Score (nominal) | 30 |
Publication indicators | : 2008 = 1.265; : 2008 = 1.863 (2) - 2008=2.324 (5) |
Citation count* | 265 (2021-02-20) |
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Dorobek Naukowy - Preview URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Podglad.aspx?WpisID=3746 |
Dorobek Naukowy - Approve URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Biuro/ZatwierdzanieWpisu.aspx?WpisID=3746 |
* presented citation count is obtained through Internet information analysis and it is close to the number calculated by the Publish or Perish system.
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