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Depression and reliance on ease-of-retrieval experiences

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  • Greifeneder, Rainer

    (Sonderforschungsbereich 504)

  • Bless, Herbert

    (Mikrosoziologie und Sozialpsychologie Universität Mannheim)

Abstract

The relationship between level of depressive symptomatology and reliance on the ease-ofretrieval heuristic was investigated. In two studies, differences in ease-of-retrieval were instigated by means of the paradigm introduced by Schwarz and colleagues (1991). Subsequently, participants were screened for depressive symptoms with the ADS (Allgemeine-Depressions-Skala, Experiments 1 and 2) and the BDI (Beck-Depression-Inventory, Experiment 2). In both experiments, participants were randomly selected from a non-clinical population. Results indicate that participants with low levels of depressive symptomatology relied on experienced ease or difficulty, whereas individuals with high levels of depressive symptomatology based their judgment on the accessible content information. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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  • Greifeneder, Rainer & Bless, Herbert, 2007. "Depression and reliance on ease-of-retrieval experiences," Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications 07-31, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim;Sonderforschungsbereich 504, University of Mannheim.
    • Handle: RePEc:xrs:sfbmaa:07-31
    Note: This research was supported by a grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft within the SFB 504 of the University of Mannheim, Germany, and by a grant from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the framework of the German-Israeli Project Cooperation (DIP).
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