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2009.
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| Summary/Abstract |
How people react to information that runs counter to their opinions is useful for understanding their opinion consistency. This pilot study examined the consistency of students' opinions concerning the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Initial views of US policy and the role of the United Nations were elicited from 100 students. The participants were then exposed to dissonant inputs in the form of scenarios and prompt items. We predicted that opinion shift would occur as participants tried to manage the conflicting information. Constraint was measured using McNemar and chi-square tests. Anti-US policy opinion shifted significantly, but pro-UN opinion did not.
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