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Olympic medals as fruits of comparison? Assimilation and contrast in sequential performance judgmentsLysann Damisch
Institute for Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
J Exp Psychol Appl 12:166-78. 2006..Sequential performance judgments were influenced by previously judged performances, and the direction of this influence depended on the degree of perceived similarity between the successive performances...
On the relativity of athletic performance: a comparison perspective on performance judgments in sportsLysann Damisch
Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Prog Brain Res 174:13-24. 2009..If judges focus on differences, however, contrast ensues. Strategies for preventing or correcting this judgmental bias are discussed...
Keep your fingers crossed!: how superstition improves performanceLysann Damisch
Lysann Damisch, Department Psychologie, Universitat zu Koln, Richard Strauss Strasse 2, 50931 Koln, Germany
Psychol Sci 21:1014-20. 2010..Finally, Experiment 4 shows that increased task persistence constitutes one means by which self-efficacy, enhanced by superstition, improves performance...
Fast similarities: efficiency advantages of similarity-focused comparisonsKatja Corcoran
Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Germany
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn 37:1280-6. 2011..Focusing on similarities thus appears to be the more efficient comparative thinking style...
Going back to Donald: how comparisons shape judgmental priming effectsThomas Mussweiler
Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Koln, Germany
J Pers Soc Psychol 95:1295-315. 2008..PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)...
