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Multi-process models in social psychology provide a more balanced view of social thought and action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2004

Richard E. Petty
Richard E. Petty*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH43210-1222http://www.psy.ohio-state.edu/petty
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Abstract:

Krueger & Funder (K&F) describe social psychology as overly consumed with maladaptive heuristics and biases. This characterization fails to consider multi-process models of social thought and action. Such models, especially with respect to attitudes, have outlined the situational and individual difference variables responsible for determining when thoughts and actions are relatively thoughtful versus when they are more reliant on mental shortcuts.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , June 2004 , pp. 353 - 354
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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1. It is important to note that just because a judgment is thoughtful, it does not mean that it is rational or accurate. Just as mental shortcuts can provide adaptive responses in some situations, so too can thoughtful decisions be tainted with bias.