The Change of Individual Opinions Through Gender-Related Group Influence: An Empirical Study of College Students
Description:
The opinions of individuals may be influenced by groups of different gender configurations. This influence was studied by asking college students to respond to a series of statements in pretest and post-test settings. Post-test settings included the use of manipulatively constructed confederate groups to influence the subjects' responses. A pretest was administered in an anonymous nonthreatening environment. Within a week, the subjects were post-tested in a setting with four "confederates" who …
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Date:
December 1986
Creator:
Blodgett, Billy P. (Billy Paul)