Subjects watched a videotape of an actor engaged in a game of billiards and then made inferences about the actor's billiards ability. The level of skill demonstrated in the billiards performance and the situational demands (context) surrounding the performance were systematically varied. Results indicated that inferences based upon a skillful performance were less affected by situational demands than were inferences based upon an unskillful performance. Ratings of observers' uncertainty were also consistent with these findings.
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