Abstract
Summary The study examined the way a person will be viewed when he anticipates transmitting positive or negative information. All participants in the study were college students: six served as presenters of the information, and 27 served as raters. Presenters gave an identical neutral statement to the group while anticipating making either a positive or negative subsequent statement. Presenters anticipating making subsequent positive statements were rated by the group significantly more favorably than presenters anticipating making subsequent negative statements. Several explanations for the results were considered: the need to minimize social disapproval, the generalization of the effect of the anticipated statement to the neutral statement, and the „just world” hypothesis.
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