The Grammar of Persuasion: a meta-analytic review disconfirming the role of nouns as linguistic cues of subsequent behavior

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dc.abstract.enRecent discoveries suggest that nouns, as a word class, exhibit a greater capacity to model real-life behavior. In the studies by Bryan et al. (2011), participants prompted with a noun label rather than a semantically corresponding verb (be a voter vs. vote) were more likely to vote. However, many attempts to replicate the original results have shown unsuccessful (e.g., Gerber et al., 2020). To shed light on the effectiveness of subtle linguistic manipulations, we conducted a meta-analysis of 28 effect sizes (N = 13,376), being an exact or conceptual replications of Bryan et al. (2011). Although the average effect was significant (g = 0.12), the concurrent diagnostics indicated a low trust in the replicability or stability of the effect. Based on that, we cannot conclude that the greater effectiveness of nouns as cues has been reliably demonstrated. We discuss theoretical prospects involving the verb-action link as well as the self-verification motives.
dc.affiliationCentrum Badań nad Relacjami Społecznymi
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorWitkowska, Marta
dc.contributor.authorDołżycka, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorSuitner, Caterina
dc.contributor.authorFormanowicz, Magdalena
dc.date.access2024-03-04
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-04T10:52:12Z
dc.date.available2024-03-04T10:52:12Z
dc.date.created2024-02-07
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dc.description.grantnumber2021/43/B/HS6/02819
dc.description.grantnumberOPUS 14 – 2017/27/B/HS6/01049
dc.description.granttitleBadanie związku między sprawczością lingwistyczną i nastrojem
dc.description.granttitleModel Gramatyki Społecznej - analiza mechanizmów i zastosowań
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dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0261927X241234845
dc.identifier.eissn1552-6526
dc.identifier.issn0261-927X
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/538
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsOther
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dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.ennouns
dc.subject.enlinguistic cues
dc.subject.enbehavior
dc.subject.enidentity
dc.subject.enreplication
dc.subject.enmeta-analysis
dc.subject.enmeta-science
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleThe Grammar of Persuasion: a meta-analytic review disconfirming the role of nouns as linguistic cues of subsequent behavior
dc.title.journalJournal of Language ans Social Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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