Research project:
Inflated Applicants: Attribution Errors in Performance Evaluation by Professionals
by Samuel A. Swift, Don A. Moore, Zachariah S. Sharek, and Francesca Gino
Download a version of the paper here


Study 1: Admissions Professionals in the Lab
Data file:  PECBdata.xlsx

Study 2: Executives and Promotion Decisions
Data file:  AOSdata.xlsx
Link to view the survey as a participant: http://cmu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6o24Ctlp4ZSVx7C
Download the Qualtrics code for the survey: AOS.qsf

Study 3: Selecting Contestants
Data file:  APRdata.xlsx
Link to view the survey as a participant: https://berkeley.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3IAwJGSEkRzwJA9
Download the Qualtrics code for the survey: APR.qsf

Study 4: Actual Admissions Decisions
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