PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hindsight Bias, Alf Landon
5 May 2016
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Chapter 2 - the methods of social psychology. Cohen & nisbett (1997) made up a fictional character looking to apply for jobs. This fictional character was a hardworking man who was relocating to the employer"s area. Among a set of appropriate qualifications listed in the letter, the applicant also described one striking blemish: he was convicted of manslaughter after fighting with someone who was having an affair with his fianc . He stated that he didn"t mean to and that his pride wouldn"t let him walk away. Some business owners who received the letter replied and accepted the applicant"s requests, providing a job application, the name of a contact person, or a phone number to call. Some even sent a note with their response. The investigators measured the degree to which potential employers responded to the applicant"s letter. They found that retailers from the south complied with the applicant"s requests more than the retailers from the.
