Journal article

Publication year: 2010

Pages: 93-104

Journal: Social Psychology

Volume number: 41

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 1864-9335

eISSN: 2151-2590

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000014

Publisher: Hogrefe

Abstract: 
Basic assumptions of dual-process theories are used to explain the process of credibility attribution. Three experiments test the assumption that high task involvement leads to intensive processing of content information, whereas low task involvement leads to the use of noncontent information like source cues when people make credibility judgments. In Experiment 1, as predicted, when task involvement is low, only source attractiveness influences credibility attributions; when task involvement is high, content information also influences credibility attributions. Experiments 2 and 3 replicate these results with different source cue and message content manipulations. These findings demonstrate the fruitfulness of applying basic assumptions of dual-process theories to the field of deceptive communication research. Practical implications for forensic credibility assessment are outlined.

Harvard Citation style: Reinhard, M. and Sporer, S. (2010) Content Versus Source Cue Information as a Basis for Credibility Judgments The Impact of Task Involvement, Social Psychology, 41(2), pp. 93-104. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000014

APA Citation style: Reinhard, M., & Sporer, S. (2010). Content Versus Source Cue Information as a Basis for Credibility Judgments The Impact of Task Involvement. Social Psychology. 41(2), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000014