SOME COGNITIVE CORRELATES OF MORE ENDURING OPINION CHANGE,
Abstract
Ten representatives of each of the four major conceptual systems or levels of abstractness posited by Harvey, et al. (1961) were required to argue in opposition to their own belief concerning whether or not philosophy should be required as a minor for all college under graduates. There were neither main effects nor interactional effects of the public-private and concreteness-abstractness variations in the amount of o change immediately following role playing. There were significant differences between the more concrete and the more abstract Ss in the amount of change per item of stimula tion. Also both the public-private and con creteness-abstractness variations, as well as their interaction, affected significantly the extent to which initial change was maintained one week later. The more concrete Ss maintained their opinion change significantly more than did the more abstract Ss; change occurring under the public condition was maintained to a signifi cantly greater extent than that occurring in private; and the difference between the public and private conditions was significantly greater for the more concrete than the more abstract Ss. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0413589
Entities
People
- O.j. Harvey
Organizations
- University of Colorado Boulder