Attitude alignment increases trust,respect, and perceived reasoning ability to produce attraction |
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| Authors: | Chelsea A. Reid Jeffrey D. Green Jody L. Davis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina;2. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia |
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| Abstract: | When others disagree with us, we like them more if they shift their attitude toward ours (i.e., engage in attitude alignment), but why? This article examined the effects of partner attitude alignment on dyadic (trust, inferred attraction) and personal (respect, perceived reasoning ability) evaluations. In two experiments, participants received feedback that imagined (Experiment 1) or real (Experiment 2) partners engaged (vs. did not engage) in attitude alignment; rated partners on trust, inferred attraction, respect (Experiments 1 and 2), and perceived reasoning ability (Experiment 2); and reported attraction. Individuals were more attracted to partners who engaged in attitude alignment because they viewed them as more trustworthy and worthy of respect and as possessing greater reasoning ability. The role of inferred attraction was unclear. |
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| Keywords: | attitude alignment attraction respect trust |
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