Yes, Tom, it was Asch. He
re-conceptualized earlier data by Lorge to suggest that people change the
meaning of a persuasive message depending on the source. Here's the
reference:
Asch, S. E. (1948). The doctrine of suggestion,
prestige, and imitation in social psychology. Psychological
Review, 55, 250–276.
Take care,
Marty Bourgeois
University of Wyoming
From: Tom Harlow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue 1/10/2006 11:06 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Ancient reference on meaning change
I read an article many years ago where participants were given sayings by
famous people (e.g.,"every generation needs a revolution" ) attributed to a
credible ( like Thomas Jefferson) or non-credible source (like Lenin).
Essentially subjects agreed more with the statements attributed to credible
sources. I believe the author advocated a meaning change interpretation and that
the author was Asch, but I'm not certain of this. I want to say the
study was done before WWII. I've tried tracking this article down
before without success, so I'm ready to ask for help. Anyone recognize this
reference?
TIA, Tom
Thomas Harlow, PhD
Missouri Valley College
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