Abstract
Decisions and judgments made after deliberation can differ from expert opinion and be more regretted over time than intuitive judgments and decisions. We investigated a possible underlying process of this phenomenon, namely global versus local processing style. We argue that deliberation induces a local processing style. This processing style narrows conceptual attention and can have detrimental effects on judgment and decision-making. Study 1 showed that intuitive judgments of quality of modern paintings were more accurate than were more deliberate, reasoned judgments. Study 2 showed that local versus global processing style is associated with accuracy of quality judgments of paintings, and Study 3 replicated this finding with an experimental manipulation of processing style. Finally, Study 4 showed that the effect of intuitive versus deliberative decision mode on quality judgments of poems is mediated by processing style.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1156-1161 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of experimental social psychology |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Decision-making
- Deliberation
- Global processing style
- Intuition
- Judgment
- Local processing style