Predicational Versus Mediational Modeling and the Directedness of Cognition in Impression Formation Albert M. Bugaj, University of Wisconsin Center, Richland Center and Joseph F. Rychlak, Loyola University of Chicago The Journal of Mind and Behavior , Spring 1989, Vol. 10, No. 2, Pages 135-152, ISSN 0271-0137 A distinction is drawn between a predicational and a mediational