ACCEPTANCE OF PUNISHMENT AND CHANGE IN BELIEF.

Abstract

Subjects were asked to indicate whether or not they were receiving ESP messages, which were presumably sent for 12 successive transmissions. Half the subjects received shock when they indicated nonreception. It was predicted that shock would introduce conflict and 'nonreceivers' who accepted this shock would experience dissonance. This dissonance might be reduced by rejecting belief in ESP. A high latency of response for females indicated that they did indeed show this conflict, and these subjects did reduce their beliefs in ESP significantly more than did the other subjects. Nonshocked females and males in both conditions showed little conflict and less change in belief. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 04, 1960
Accession Number
AD0684814

Entities

People

  • Bertram H. Raven
  • Martin Fishbein

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

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  • Dynamics

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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