ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science

Causal Judgment and Blame Attribution

Saturday, March 9, 2019 · Paris, France

Social Psychology

This symposium present cutting edge research from investigators in England, France, and the US on the link between causal judgments and blame. Topics include rare versus frequent causes, peripheral consequences of focal goals, and personal versus situational contributions to blame.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Mark AlickeChair
    Ohio University
  • Daniel SimonCoChair
    University of Southern California

Presentations

  1. Of Rare Effects and Frequent Causes: How the Frequency of Actions Shapes Our Perception of CausalityLara-Christina Kirfel
  2. Blame Validation Depends on Causal Connection between Action and OutcomeDenis Hilton
  3. Blame Validation and Side EffectsMark Alicke
  4. Intent or ConstraintDaniel Simon