Attitudinal Responses to Mixed Evidence: The Role of Attitude Extremity and Political Ideology in Effecting Change versus Resistance
Four studies investigated the effects of attitude extremity and political ideology on the degree and direction of changes in issue attitudes following the presentation of mixed evidence. Based upon previous work, it was predicted that those holding relatively more extreme attitudes would resist cha...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2012
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/327 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1326&context=etd |