GROUP NORMS AND DISSONANCE REDUCTION IN BELIEF, BEHAVIOR, AND JUDGMENT
Abstract
Forty-four female subjects met in groups of four, each in a separate booth, and were asked to report whether or not they received 'ESP images' which were presumably projected by a 'sender' in another room. Half the Ss, in a control condition, were unaware of the responses of others. For the others, in the experimental condition, a device similar to that utilized by Deutsch and Gerard gave each subject the impression that the other three Ss had received images on 23 of 30 trials. It was found that, particularly, in the control condition, reported reception of ESP images was a function of one's initial belief in ESP. The experimental situation was analyzed in terms of a theory of dissonance reduction.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0684816
Entities
People
- Bertram H. Raven
- Edwin Anthony
- Helge H. Mansson
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles