Person Memory and Judgment

Thomas K. Srull, Robert S. Wyer

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Abstract

Two general types of information about a person are considered in this article: One pertains to specific behaviors a person has manifested, and the other refers to more abstract personality dispositions or behavioral tendencies. A theoretical model of person memory that incorporates both types of information is developed. The model accounts for a large number of factors that are known to affect the recall of social information, the making of interpersonal judgments, and the relation between what is recalled and the judgments that are made. A major strength of the model is its applicability to a wide range of person memory and judgment phenomena that are observed in several different experimental paradigms.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)58-82
Number of pages25
JournalPsychological review
Volume96
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1989

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychology(all)

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