WHAT IS THE CRITICAL EVIDENCE FAVORING EXPECTANCY BIAS THEORY, AND WHERE IS IT

Davey has failed to clarify the critical evidence that cold corroborat e the expectancy bias hypothesis and refute preparedness theory. Such a clarification is necessary because each theory could potentially all ow for multiple distal and proximal influences on selective associatio ns. Expectancies are not the only proximal mediators. Our recent findi ngs indicate that affective response matching may be an additional fac tor promoting such associations.