THE IMPACT OF BIASED INQUIRY STRATEGIES ON PERFORMANCE JUDGMENTS

被引:11
作者
GINZEL, LE [1 ]
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV,GRAD SCH BUSINESS,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1006/obhd.1994.1022
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This experiment explores the attributional consequences of asking constraining performance-relevant questions-biased to elicit favorable or unfavorable remarks from the person being evaluated. After hearing the performer deliver a speech, all subjects played the role of questioner in a feedback interview purportedly designed to help the speechmaker improve future performance. Subjects asked biased questions that focused on either the positive or negative aspects of the speech and heard answers that were either congruent or incongruent with the biasing implications of their questions. Results showed that speech performance ratings were influenced by the direction of the performer's self-evaluative comments, even when these comments were in line with, and thus potentially constrained by, the evaluator's own behavior. Implications of biased inquiry strategies in organizational contexts where the evaluator is the source of constraint are discussed. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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页码:411 / 429
页数:19
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