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Reeves, Byron; Greenberg, Bradley S. – 1976
This study explores the cognitive dimensions used by children in differentiating among television characters. Similarity judgments between all possible pairs of 14 television characters were analyzed using INDSCAL, a multidimensional scaling method which allows for individual or subgroup differences in scaling solutions. By linking the results of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
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Walker, Iain; Gibbins, Keith – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Recounts an experiment where two groups of college students composed questions for a simulated quiz show and then answered each other's questions. They then answered questions comparing their performance with other groups. Proposes a social norm rather than attribution error explanation for the fact that groups consistently will underestimate…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Ability