Resistance to persuasive messages as a function of majority and minority source status

Article Abstract:

The extent to which attitudes following majority and minority influence were resistant to counter-persuasion is examined with the help of three experiments. The results indicate that minority influence induces systematic processing of its arguments that leads to attitudes, which are resistant to counter-persuasion.

United States, Evaluation, Social status, Attitudes, Attitude (Psychology), Persuasion (Psychology)

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Functions of attitudes towards ethnic groups: Effects of level of abstraction

Article Abstract:

The present research examined the role that level of abstraction might play in attitude function by monitoring the symbolic and instrumental functions of feelings towards different categories of people. It is found that attitudes towards abstract groups are more symbolic than that towards specific targets.

Prejudices, Prejudice, Racial attitudes

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Majority versus minority influence and prediction of behavioral intentions and behavior

Article Abstract:

The experimental analysis of the influence of majority and minority on the attitude change shows that behavioral intensions and behavior is more attitude-consistent under minority influence than under the majority influence. The latter is chiefly due to non-systematic processing.

Psychological aspects, Influence, Minorities, Attitude change, Counterattitudinal behavior

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