Judgeability Concerns: The Interplay of Information, Applicability, and Accountability in the Overattribution Bias

The Role of Applicability in the Emergence of the Overattribution Bias

Study 1 assessed participants' theories regarding various issues previously used in overattribution bias studies. Results suggest that personality plays an important role in explaining positions on these issues. Studies 2, 3, and 4 indicated that the overattribution bias is contingent on the explanatory applicability of accessible concepts for a particular issue. Study 2 used an issue associate...

Exploring the impact of social judgeability concerns on the interplay of associative and deliberative attitude processes☆

Social Accountability in Maternal Health Services in the Far-Western Development Region in Nepal: An Exploratory Study

Background Social accountability or citizen-led accountability has been promoted in many low- and middle-income countries to improve the quality, access to and use of maternal health services. Experiences with social accountability in maternal health services in Nepal have not yet been documented. This study identifies existing social accountability structures and activities in maternal h...

Interpreting Ambiguous Social Situations in Social Anxiety: Application of Computerized Task Measuring Interpretation Bias

Background and Aims: The interpretation bias which is an important factor in the pathology of social anxiety disorder, has been recently considered in therapeutic approaches. Given the importance of interpretation bias in the treatment of social anxiety, and despite the ambiguity in the relationship between social anxiety and interpretation bias, we compared the interpretation bias in individua...

Role of Performance Auditing on Public Accountability Improvement; Emphasis on the Report`s Content

Accountability refers to the commitment of public sector organizations and managers to make decisions about public resources and their other social responsibilities According to agency theory. Efforts to improve public accountability and move towards good governance are the demands of all citizens. One of the tools that can help improve public accountability is the implementation of performance...