Age, Prior Opinions, and Peer Interactions in Opinion Restructuring.

Chambers, Susan M.

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Publication Date: 1995

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Age, Prior Opinions, and Peer Interactions in Opinion Restructuring.

Chambers, Susan M.

Child Development, v66 n1 p178-92 Feb 1995

Measured effects of age, prior opinions, and peer interaction on first, third, and sixth graders and college students as they expressed their opinion on a topic while alone (pretest), while with a peer (test), and again while alone (posttest). Found that age affected the number, type, and elaboration level of pretest reasons for holding a given opinion. (MDM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Change, College Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Opinions, Peer Influence, Prior Learning, Student Attitudes

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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