Spontaneous Inferences, Implicit Impressions, and Implicit Theories.

People make social inferences without intentions, awareness, or effort, i.e., spontaneously. We review recent findings on spontaneous social inferences (especially traits, goals, and causes) and closely related phenomena. We then describe current thinking on some of the most relevant processes, impl...

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Published in:	Annual Review of Psychology Vol. 59; pp. 329 - 361
Main Authors:	Uleman, James S., Saribay, S. Adil, Gonzalez, Celia M.
Format:	Article
Published:	Annual Reviews Inc. 2008
Subjects:	Attribution (Social psychology) Inference (Logic) Automaticity (Learning process)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost