Weighty data: importance information influences estimated weight of digital information storage devices
Iris Schneider , Michał Parzuchowski , Bogdan Wojciszke , Norbert Schwarz , Sander Koole
Abstract
Previous work suggests that perceived importance of an object influences estimates of its weight. Specifically, important books were estimated to be heavier than non-important books. However, the experimental set-up of these studies may have suffered from a potential confound and findings may be confined to books only. Addressing this, we investigate the effect of importance on weight estimates by examining whether the importance of information stored on a data storage device (USB-stick or portable hard drive) can alter weight estimates. Results show that people thinking a USB-stick holds important tax information (vs. expired tax information vs. no information) estimate it to be heavier (Experiment 1) compared to people who do not. Similarly, people who are told a portable hard drive holds personally relevant information (vs. irrelevant), also estimate the drive to be heavier (Experiments 2A,B).Author | |||||||||||||
Journal series | Frontiers in Psychology, ISSN 1664-1078, (A 35 pkt) | ||||||||||||
Issue year | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Vol | 5 | ||||||||||||
Pages | 1-7 | ||||||||||||
Publication size in sheets | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
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DOI | DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01536 | ||||||||||||
URL | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01536/pdf | ||||||||||||
Language | en angielski | ||||||||||||
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Score (nominal) | 35 | ||||||||||||
Publication indicators | : 2015 = 0.942; : 2015 = 2.463 (2) - 2015=2.885 (5) | ||||||||||||
Citation count* | 23 (2021-02-24) | ||||||||||||
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Dorobek Naukowy - Preview URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Podglad.aspx?WpisID=16232 | ||||||||||||
Dorobek Naukowy - Approve URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Biuro/ZatwierdzanieWpisu.aspx?WpisID=16232 |
* 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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