Weighty data: importance information influences estimated weight of digital information storage devices
Authors:
- 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).
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- IMPORT-ARTICLE-00016232
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- Journal series
- Frontiers in Psychology, ISSN 1664-1078
- Issue year
- 2015
- Vol
- 5
- Pages
- 1-7
- Publication size in sheets
- 0.50
- ASJC Classification
- DOI
- DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01536 opening in a new tab
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- http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01536/pdf opening in a new tab
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- (en) English
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- 35
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- : 2015 = 0.942; : 2015 = 2.463 (2) - 2015=2.885 (5); = 23
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- 23
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