Intentional inferences are not more likely than unintentional ones: some evidence against the intentionality bias hypothesis.
We conducted a study to test the hypothesis that inferences about intentionality are biased toward an intentional interpretation. Contrary to previous research, participants were no more likely to judge ambiguous actions as intentional in a speeded compared to an unspeeded condition. Further, participants were faster to respond and more consistent in responding to unintentional rather than intentional actions.
Daemen College, Department of Psychology, 4380 Main St., Amherst, NY 14226, USA. jhughes@daemen.edu
Jamie S
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Hughes
Joshua
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Sandry
David
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Trafimow
D000293:Adolescent; D015982:Bias; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011930:Reaction Time; D011932:Reading; D012660:Semantics; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D055815:Young Adult