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Van Dessel, Pieter ORCID: 0000-0002-3401-780X, De Houwer, Jan, Gast, Anne ORCID: 0000-0001-5224-2448, Smith, Colin Tucker and De Schryver, Maarten (2016). Instructing implicit processes: When instructions to approach or avoid influence implicit but not explicit evaluation. J. Exp. Soc. Psychol., 63. S. 1 - 10. SAN DIEGO: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE. ISSN 1096-0465

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Abstract

Previous research has shown that linking approach or avoidance actions to novel stimuli through mere instructions causes changes in the implicit evaluation of these stimuli even when the actions are never performed. In two high-powered experiments (total N=1147), we examined whether effects of approach-avoidance instructions on implicit evaluations are mediated by changes in explicit evaluations. Participants first received information about the evaluative properties of two fictitious social groups (e.g., Niffites are good; Luupites are bad) and then received instructions to approach one group and avoid the other group. We observed an effect of approach avoidance instructions on implicit but not explicit evaluations of the groups, even when these instructions were incompatible with the previously obtained evaluative information. These results indicate that approach avoidance instructions allow for unintentional changes in implicit evaluations. We discuss implications for current theories of implicit evaluation. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Van Dessel, Pieter UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3401-780X UNSPECIFIED De Houwer, Jan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gast, Anne UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-5224-2448 UNSPECIFIED Smith, Colin Tucker UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED De Schryver, Maarten UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-284148
DOI:	10.1016/j.jesp.2015.11.002
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Exp. Soc. Psychol.
Volume:	63
Page Range:	S. 1 - 10
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN DIEGO
ISSN:	1096-0465
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language AUTOMATIC ACTION TENDENCIES; ASSOCIATION TEST; ATTITUDE-CHANGE; ALCOHOL; IMPACT; MODEL; BIAS Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28414