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Decomposition of Differences
(Sage Publications, 1975)
This paper examines methods of decomposing a difference in levels between groups for a dependent variable such as income. Applied to regression equations, this technique estimates the contribution to the difference from ...
What a person thinks upon learning he has chosen differently from others: Nice evidence for the persuasive-arguments explanation of choice shifts
(Elsevier, 1975-09)
Small shifts in choice occur even without discussion, when individuals merely know each other's preference. This appears to support an interpersonal comparison explanation of group induced shifts in choice and to refute ...
A note on changes in black racial attitudes in Detroit: 1968–1976
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; D. Reidel Publ. Co ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1979-10)
The value of children to parents in the United States
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press; Human Sciences Press ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1978-06)
What do differences between own, admired, and attributed choices have to do with group induced shifts in choice
(Elsevier, 1974-09)
Two studies examined certain discrepancies which have been considered important evidence in support of interpersonal comparison (value-adherence) explanations of group induced shifts in choice. These are (a) the differences ...
Persuasive argumentation and social comparison as determinants of attitude polarization
(Elsevier, 1977-07)
Several of our studies indicate that persuasive-arguments theory by itself is an adequate explanation of polarization. Sanders and Baron (Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 1977, 13, 303-314) criticize this research. ...
On the mode of administering a questionnaire and responses to open-ended items
(Elsevier, 1978-09)
Concurrently administered personal and telephone surveys are compared to measure differences between the modes for identical questions. Speed of questioning is found to be greater in telephone interviews than personal ...