How Individualists Interpret Behavior: Idiocentrism and Spontaneous Trait Inference

Two experiments are presented that demonstrated that individual differences in idiocentrism predict the extent to which people spontaneously interpret behaviors in personality trait terms. Results are discussed.

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Published inSocial cognition Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 243 - 269
Main Author Newman, Leonard S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Guilford 01.06.1993
Guilford Press
Subjects
Behavior
Behavior. Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Perception of others
Perceptions
Personality
Personality traits
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social psychology
Social research
Human
Crosscultural study
Social behavior
Social perception
Attitude
Cultural environment
Interference
Personality
Interpretation
Social cognition
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Summary:Two experiments are presented that demonstrated that individual differences in idiocentrism predict the extent to which people spontaneously interpret behaviors in personality trait terms. Results are discussed.
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ISSN:0278-016X
1943-2798
DOI:10.1521/soco.1993.11.2.243