Approach, Avoidance, and the Perception of Credibility

Based on a functional approach to credibility judgments, the authors hypothesize that receivers’ judgments of senders’ credibility involve an evaluative dimension (i.e., good–bad) and are associated with approach and avoidance tendencies. In three experiments (total N = 645), participants (receivers...

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Main Authors: Ask Karl, Calderon Sofia, Mac Giolla Erik, Reinhard Marc-André
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-01-01
Series:Open Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/psych-2020-0002