The hypothesis was that dissonance results could be obtained even under conditions which, according to the self-perception alternative, preclude dissonance. The hypothesis was generally supported. (Author/SD)

After a review of theoretical work on cognitive dissonance, the present study on Junior High School students is discussed. From the results, it is suggested that attitude change may result from a form of self-persuasion during the process of counterattitudinal role playing under certain experimental conditions. (Author/JB)

Using a three-variable design, this study investigated conformity to male and female group pressures among Chinese and American male college students. Americans showed a greater tendency toward anticonformity than did Chinese. (JB)

The results of these experiments strongly suggest that the occurrence of behavioral contagion depended on the relative advantage an initiator's action establishes over the other members of the group. (SD)

On the whole, the stereotype here investigated is only partly validated. There does seem to be a more rapid pattern of activities in urban settings, as compared to rural, but the anticipated greater time-accuracy of urban dwellers cannot be substantiated. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to test instrumentality theory predictions of work effort. The amount of effort exerted on various tasks by a group of faculty members at a large university in the U.S. was examined. It was found that the modifications of the theory generally led to improved predictions of effort. (JB)

For the plausible communication more attitude change was associated with high and unidentified sources. The unsubstantiated communication elicited more attitude change with the high source only. No source differences were found in the implausible condition. (SD)

The relationship was studied in terms of Fishbein's model of attitude structure. In general, the results suggested that the relationship between affect and cognition is more complex than previously thought. (Author/SD)

A critical question investigated here is whether change in a person's judgment after exposure to judgments different from his own really implies an alteration in some relatively general aspect of the judging process. (Author/JB)

Studies test validity of the instruments used to measure intrinsic motivation. Compares behavioral and self-report measures among undergraduates of intrinsic task interest to momentary mood, long-term motivational orientation, and interest in competing activities. Finds the behavioral measure depends on how treatments affect interest in…

The article criticizes the reasoning that Stern uses -- that "there is no evidence that the mechanism of projection plays any significant role in determining responses to the College Characteristics Index" -- with the use of data measuring relationships between pupil needs, environmental press, and pupil attitudes to various aspects of a high…

This study investigated the effects of sex of perceiver, race of expressor, and mode of presentation of stimuli (Audio/visual, visual/only, audio/only, and still pictures) on perception of emotion. Emotions are most accurately perceived in audio/visual; females were superior in perception of emotions. (JB)

Forty members of service and social groups were compared for intervention in a simulated emergency situation during the experimental discussion. Service group members were more likely to intervene than social group members, and intervention was made more probable when group norms were made salient in the discussion. (Author/SD)

This study was carried out to investigate the possibility of an inverse relationship existing between both congruity shift of attitude and need for social approval on the one hand, and extent of psychological differentiation on the other. Evidence was found to support the hypothesis. (Author/SD)