DESCRIPTIVE MODELS OF SOCIAL RESPONSE.
Abstract
A general approach to models of social approach is developed that leads to the construction of a variety of models, each appropriate to a particular class of situation; in this development, the approach is abandoned that constructs models of increasing generality. The general method is based on the following guidelines: maintain a clear distinction between description and explanation, honoring the priority of the former; at the descriptive level, maintain a distinction between congruence and movement as criteria of social response; and accept the task of constructing suitable models for each criterion. Models of social response, identifiable in the literature, are surveyed as follows: conformity-nonconformity; nonconformity-conformity-nonconformity; conformityindependence; conformity-independence-boomerang; conformity-independence-counterformity; conformityindependence-anticonformity; and the diamond model (a refinement of the one proceeding). The general method of model construction is applied to the following cases: (1) two-response alternatives, with the correct alternative the same on all trials or varying from trial to trial; and (2) three-response alternatives, with either the correct alternative varying from trial to trial, or the same on all trials with either a correct end category or mid-category. A hypothetical numerical example is provided.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0610404
Entities
People
- Richard H. Willis
Organizations
- Washington University in St. Louis