THE LAW OF CRITICALITY

Abstract

IN A SERIES OF STUDIES NAVAL AVIATION CADETS WERE GROUPED IN PAIRS AND OBLIGED TO DISCUSS AT LENGTH THE PROS AND CONS OF A STATED THESIS. In general, discussion had the effect increasing the level of disagreement with the thesis. If the cadets started out agreeing with the thesis, they endorsed it less heartily following discussion; and if they started out disagreeing with it, they rejected it still more strongly after they had discussed it. This rule did not hold for all persons or for all issues, but for most issues and most persons it did. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0260674

Entities

People

  • Marshall B. Jones
  • Paul D. Nelson

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Naval Aviation

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.