Goals as Determinants of Nonlinear Noncompensatory Judgment Strategies: Leniency vs Strictness

Abstract

A distinction is made between information processing variables and goals as determinants of nonlinear noncompensatory judgment strategies. The latter determinants are studied by manipulating judges′ goals to be lenient or strict in their judgment and examining the effects of these manipulations on the tendency to use disjunctive, conjunctive, or linear strategies. Implications for decision-making research are discussed.