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Barker, Paul, Dotsch, Ron and Imhoff, Roland ORCID: 0000-0003-0807-463X (2022). The attentional cost of comparisons: Evidence for a general comparison induced delay. Acta Psychol., 230. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1873-6297

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Abstract

The current work aimed to uncover the pattern of attention given to external comparison standards when engaged in social judgments. In a series of 5 experiments (N = 463), a Modified Spatial Cueing Task provided evidence for a general Comparison Induced Delay (CID), but found no signs of visuospatial attention (Pilot, Study 1 & 2). However, the CID did not occur if cues did not remain visually available throughout the trials (Study 3 & 4). Heterogeneity in results prompted the use of a single-paper meta-analysis including all secondary studies. A consistent CID effect was found across studies when standards remained visually available (K = 5), but not when they were masked (K = 2). No direct signs of visuospatial attentional bias were found. These results suggest that the attentional cost of engaging with external comparisons is mainly cognitive in nature, although a minor reoccurring visual component could not be excluded.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Barker, Paul UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dotsch, Ron UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Imhoff, Roland UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-463X UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-674229
DOI:	10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103745
Journal or Publication Title:	Acta Psychol.
Volume:	230
Date:	2022
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1873-6297
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ASSIMILATION; MECHANISMS; INVENTORY; POWER Multiple languages Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/67422