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Each S was evaluated by four confederates. One evaluation was favorable and accurate, one was favorable and inaccurate, one was unfavorable and accurate, and one was unfavorable and inaccurate. After receiving these evaluations, the S rated his attraction to each of the confederates. Attraction was greater when the evaluation was favorable than when it was unfavorable and attraction was greater when the evaluation was accurate than when it was inaccurate.
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This research was supported with a Faculty Research Grant from the University of Victoria.
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Hewitt, J. Interpersonal attraction as a function of the accuracy of personal evaluations. Psychon Sci 17, 95–96 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336464
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