The evaluation of green companies changes after remembering tip of the tongue experiences

This research explores the extent to which attitudes towards an environmentally-friendly topic (a green company) are affected by a “tip of the tongue” (TOT) experience. Method: In this experiment, participants were fi rst exposed to a description of a green company that elicited mostly positive or n...

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Authors: Stavraki, María, Santos, David, Cancela, Ana, Requero Bravo, Blanca, Briñol Turnes, Pablo Antonio
Format: article
Publication Date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repository:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/684103
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/684103
https://dx.doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2016.373
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Tip of the tongue
Meta-cognition
Self-validation
Persuasion
Green company
Fenómeno punta de la lengua
Meta-cognición
Autovalidación
Persuasión
Empresas ecológicas
Psicología
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Summary:This research explores the extent to which attitudes towards an environmentally-friendly topic (a green company) are affected by a “tip of the tongue” (TOT) experience. Method: In this experiment, participants were fi rst exposed to a description of a green company that elicited mostly positive or negative thoughts. As part of an apparently unrelated study, participants were then asked to describe an experience of TOT that either was or was not successfully resolved. The recalling task was independent from the thoughts about the company. Finally, participants reported their attitudes toward the green company for which they initially listed thoughts. Results: Participants who recalled resolving a TOT experience relied on their thoughts about the initial (unrelated) green company more in forming their evaluations than did participants who recalled an unresolved TOT experience. Conclusion: Attitudes can be affected by thinking about an unrelated past meta-cognitive experience