Partisan underestimation of the polarizing influence of group discussion
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- 作者：Jessica Keating ; jessica.keating@colorado.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Leaf Van Boven ; Charles M. Judd
- 关键词：Group polarization ; Political psychology ; Conformity ; Attitude consistency
- 刊名：Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：July 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：65
- 期：Complete
- 页码：52-58
- 全文大小：347 K
文摘
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In 2 experiments, groups of 4–6 like-minded participants discussed political topics.
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Group discussion polarized participants' attitudes.
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Participants misremembered pre-discussion attitudes as having been more extreme.
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Individuals underestimated the extent to which their attitudes had polarized.
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Group polarization pressures appear to be more potent than partisans realize.