Document Type
Research Paper
Abstract
Students discussed issues over a computer network with a confederate who gave increasingly similar or dissimilar responses. The importance of the interaction was manipulated by whether or not the participant expected to meet and work with their partner on another task. Participants who rated their partners as more important were more extreme in their final ratings of them, however there were no differences in how attitudes changed as a function of importance. Participants' self-presentational concerns seemed to override their attitudes in the discussions.
Publication Date
2001
Journal Title
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
171
Last Page
175
Copyright
©2001 by the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Publisher
University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Recommended Citation
Stoever, Sarah K.; Sherburne, Katherine J.; Irwin, Courtney M.; Steinkamp, Jennifer L.; and Harton, Helen C.
(2001)
"Attitude Change as a Function of Importance and Similarity in Electronic Discussions,"
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 31.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsproceedings/vol5/iss1/31
