The appraisal similarity effect: how social appraisals influence liking

Author

Jomel W. X. Ng, National University of Singapore
Eddie M. W. Tong, National University of Singapore
Sher Ling Kwek, National University of Singapore

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

22

Number

1

Page Numbers

pages 72-89

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2016

Abstract

The effects of cognitive appraisals on interpersonal relationships have hardly been studied. Three experiments examined how empathic social appraisal could influence liking. We tested for the appraisal similarity effect in which perceived similarity in appraisals boosts liking. In Experiment 1, perception of appraisal similarity led participants to express liking by disclosing personal contact information. This effect was replicated using a selfreport measure of liking in Experiments 2 and 3. Also, by independently manipulating attitude similarity, the appraisal similarity effect was deactivated under perceived attitude dissimilarity. Likewise, the robust attitude similarity effect was invalidated under perceived appraisal dissimilarity. In Experiment 3, the perception of validated personal beliefs mediated this interactive effect in a moderated mediation scenario, and the appraisal similarity effect.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

appraisal; social appraisal; liking; similarity; attitude; validation

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

18 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 22 no. 1 2016

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Ng, Jomel W. X.; Tong, Eddie M. W.; and Kwek, Sher Ling (2016) "The appraisal similarity effect: how social appraisals influence liking," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 22: No. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol22/iss1/9