A study of the effects of ego-involvement on the ability of students to present contrary view-points to an affectively charged topic

What difficulties will a person encounter, and what defenses will he use, if placed in a position where he must verbally attack a group with which he has strongly identified himself? In an attempt to gain some insight into this problem, two groups of people were selected. One group was made up of fi...

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Main Author: Jillings, Charles Robertson
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/41303