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The dilution effect: Nondiagnostic information weakens the implications of diagnostic information
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Metadata
- Authors
- Nisbett, R. E., Zukier, H., & Lemley, R. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- The New School (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nisbett, Richard E.
- Venue
- Cognitive Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1981-04
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 248-277
- ISSN
- 0010-0285 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2171421397
- Cited by
- 605
- References
- 16
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- FWCI
- 26.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Cognitive Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Categorization, perception, and language
- Keywords
- dilution effect, diagnostic information, prediction, similarity judgments, stereotypes, individuating information
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