Correction to "Tell it like it is: When politically incorrect language promotes authenticity" by Rosenblum et al. (2020)

Discussion section has been corrected to N = 4,922. The Open Science Framework URL for the preregistered hypothesis and analysis plan for Experiment 2 is now available at https://osf.io/8m7sv. The Open Science Framework URL for the preregistered hypothesis and analysis plan for Experiment 3 is now available at https://osf.io/g2ms4. The Open Science Framework URL for the preregistered hypothesis and analysis plan for Experiment 4 is now available at https://osf.io/j3d95/. Data in the Impression measures subsection in Experiment 4 have been updated. The Open Science Framework URL for the preregistered hypothesis and analysis plan for Experiment 6 is now available at https://osf.io/ f5sc4/. Data in the Participants subsection in Experiment 6 have been updated. Data throughout the Results subsection of Experiment 6 have been updated. Figures 7 and 8 have been updated. Data in Footnote 18 have been updated. The online version of this article has been corrected. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2019-46162-001.) When a person's language appears to be political-such as being politically correct or incorrect-it can influence fundamental impressions of him or her. Political correctness is "using language or behavior to seem sensitive to others' feelings, especially those others who seem socially disadvantaged." One pilot study, 6 experiments, and 3 supplemental experiments (N = 4,922) demonstrate that being politically incorrect makes communicators app...
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research