These effects held across both cognitive and emotional dimensions of mind and were mediated by overall positive/negative ratings of the person. We find evidence for a timescale halo effect: people walking at an average-speed were attributed more positive mental traits, but fewer negative mental traits, relative to slow or fast moving people. In two studies, participants viewed videos of people walking at a slow, average, or fast speed. The present research revisited the timescale bias as a type of halo effect, where normal-speed people elicit positive evaluations and abnormal-speed (slow and fast) people elicit negative evaluations. Research on the timescale bias has found that observers perceive more capacity for mind in targets moving at an average speed, relative to slow or fast moving targets.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |