1999/03/01 by Roos Vonk · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Behavioral Health and Interventions #Cultural Differences and Values
paper · doi:10.1177/0146167299025003009
openalex publication_date 1999/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
The literature on correspondence bias suggests that the bias is increased when perceivers depend on an actor because they are motivated to know the actor’s dispositions and predict future behavior. However, outcome dependency produces enhanced attention and accuracy motivation, which should facilitate situational correction and reduce the correspondence bias. An experiment was conducted in which both participants’ dependency on an actor and the actor’s behavioral freedom were manipulated. The correspondence bias was reduced among dependent participants but only in judgments that were highly relevant to predicting behavior that could affect their own outcomes. This reduction of the correspondence bias was associated with longer reading times. Furthermore, it was more pronounced in conditions in which the potential costs of an inaccurate dispositional inference were higher.