Spengler, Jonis (2022) Effects of group influence and informational focus on argument evaluation. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Theories about social influence have illustrated how the group can influence the decision making and thought process of the individual. While these theories differ in the extent and nature of this influence there seems to be strong evidence for the influence of identification with a group and conceiving information according to the group’s norm. In this study, we want to further analyze the extent that informational salience and group identification influence people's evaluation of arguments. We conducted an experimental study (N=224) where we manipulated information salience and measured participant's identification with their group of psychology students. The results indicate that the degree of group identification indeed affects the evaluation of arguments. Our interaction of informational focus and argument strength had no significant results while the means indicate a connection between informational focus and more critical thinking in general.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Spears, R. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2023 12:22 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2023 12:22 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1854 |
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