APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Celebrity Prevalence: The Nonlinear Relationship between Judged and Actual Frequency
- Zachary Mayne
University of Utah - Michael Gardner
University of Utah - Dan Woltz
University of Utah - John Kircher
University of Utah
Abstract
Participants in the current study either judged how frequently celebrities appeared in the media or rated their attractiveness. Compared to linear and power growth curve models, participants’ judged frequencies regressed on actual frequencies were best represented by a logarithmic growth curve. Attractiveness had a positive on effect on frequency judgments.
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