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Peer reviewedTjosvold, Dean; Johnson, David W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1977
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…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conflict
