The Inhibitory and Enhancing Influence of Pretest Commitment.

Calabrese, Frank J.; Lana, Robert E.

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ERIC Number: EJ111721

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Inhibitory and Enhancing Influence of Pretest Commitment

Calabrese, Frank J.; Lana, Robert E.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, 34, 4, 857-69, W 74

Sixty subjects, 30 volunteers and 30 nonvolunteers, participated in an experiment examining pretest sensitization effects. Two interpretations of these effects--the commitment hypothesis and the demand interpretation--are explored. (Author)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Inhibition, Motivation, Pretests Posttests, Statistical Analysis, Testing

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