The Effects of Group Diffusion of Cognitive Effort on Attitudes: An Information-Processing View.

Petty, Richard E.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1980-Jan

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The Effects of Group Diffusion of Cognitive Effort on Attitudes: An Information-Processing View.

Petty, Richard E.; And Others

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v38 n1 p81-92 Jan 1980

Two experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that persons process a stimulus less extensively when they are part of a group that is responsible for the task than when they are individually responsible. Subjects were college students. (Author/MP)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Evaluation, Group Structure, Influences, Motivation, Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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