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Zhang, Jinguang; Reid, Scott A. – Human Communication Research, 2013
The public expression of opinions (and related communicative activities) hinges upon the perception of opinion consensus. Current explanations for opinion consensus perceptions typically focus on egocentric and other biases, rather than functional cognitions. Using self-categorization theory we showed that opinion consensus perceptions flow from…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Mass Media Effects, Models, Social Behavior
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Twenge, Jean M. – American Psychologist, 2009
Jerry M. Burger's (see record 2008-19206-001) partial replication of Stanley Milgram's (1974) obedience study shows both the influence of culture and generations on behavior and the power of the situation. In Burger's data, disobedience has nearly doubled among male participants since the 1960s, a shift just as large as the increase in Americans'…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Obesity, Body Composition, Student Attitudes