Title

Effects of instructions to disregard information on its subsequent recall and use in making judgments

Summary

This study examines how people form impressions based on a series of behaviors and how disregarded information affects their judgments. It found that early behaviors, even when told to disregard them, had little impact on impressions but were well remembered, while later disregarded behaviors influenced judgments more despite being recalled poorly. The results are explained using Wyer and Srull’s model of person memory and social information processing, highlighting how timing and memory affect impression formation.

 

َAuthor

Wyer, R. S., & Unverzagt, W. H.

Year

1985

َThematic Area

Communication Studies

Topic

Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Impact

Place Published

APA 7th End Text Citation

Wyer, R. S., & Unverzagt, W. H. (1985). Effects of instructions to disregard information on its subsequent recall and use in making judgments. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 48(3), 533–549. https://doi-org.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/10.1037/0022-3514.48.3.533