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ERIC Number: EJ184167
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Effects of Controversy on Cognitive Perspective Taking
Tjosvold, Dean; Johnson, David W.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 6, 679-85, Dec 77
Thirty undergraduate students discussed a moral issue with a confederate who held either the same or the opposing opinion. Subjects in the controversy condition indicated more accurate understanding of the confederate's reasoning than their counterparts; however, noncontroversy subjects erroneously believed they understood the confederate's reasoning better than did those in the controversy condition. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Dissent, Higher Education, Moral Issues, Perspective Taking, Persuasive Discourse
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Identifiers: Defining Issues Test