Anticipation of Giving Negative Or Positive Information

The study examined the way a person will be viewed when he anticipates transmitting positive or negative information. All participants in the study were college students: six served as presenters of the information, and 27 served as raters. Presenters gave an identical neutral statement to the group...

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Published inThe Journal of social psychology Vol. 113; no. 2; pp. 235 - 239
Main Authors Bellg, Albert J., Goldman, Morton
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Worcester, Mass Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.1981
Clark University Press
Subjects
ATTITUDES
COMMUNICATIONS
PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
USAGE OF INFORMATION
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Summary:The study examined the way a person will be viewed when he anticipates transmitting positive or negative information. All participants in the study were college students: six served as presenters of the information, and 27 served as raters. Presenters gave an identical neutral statement to the group while anticipating making either a positive or negative subsequent statement. Presenters anticipating making subsequent positive statements were rated by the group significantly more favorably than presenters anticipating making subsequent negative statements. Several explanations for the results were considered: the need to minimize social disapproval, the generalization of the effect of the anticipated statement to the neutral statement, and the ,,just world" hypothesis.
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ISSN:0022-4545
1940-1183
DOI:10.1080/00224545.1981.9924375