Richard A Stevick
Biographic Data
| ID | 7123132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard A Stevick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard A |
| FAMILY NAME | Stevick |
| SIGNATURE | STEVICK R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Messiah College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Importance of Decision and Postdecision Dissonance
Festinger (1957) hypothesized that cognitive dissonance would be aroused postdecision and that the more weighty the choice, the greater the dissonance. His first hypothesis has been supported in racetrack betting and in guessing contests; however, no attempt was made to test the hypothesis that the greater the stakes, the greater the dissonance. In addition to replicating the Knox and Inkster 1968 racetrack betting study, this research focused on…
Importance of Decision and Postdecision Dissonance
Comparing Survey Results of Volunteer and Randomly-Selected Subjects
Based on research on nonresponse bias summarized by Rosenthal and Rosnow in 1975, the researchers hypothesized that responses from the 43% of college students who voluntarily returned surveys of students' attitudes and behavior would be more congruent with college goals and expected lifestyle than responses one year later from a randomly selected group of 7% of the students. When percentages of students from the volunteer and random groups were c…
Response Differences and Preferences for All-Category-Defined and End-Defined Likert Formats
The question as to whether the format of a scale influences results has been examined infrequently and with conflicting answers. Two Likert-type formats, one with all choice points defined and the other with only end-points defined, were administered to 121 subjects. Each subject completed half of the items in the defined and the other half in the end-defined condition. Results were not significantly different between forms, nor did subjects indi…
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Response Differences and Preferences for All-Category-Defined and End-Defined Likert Formats
The question as to whether the format of a scale influences results has been examined infrequently and with conflicting answers. Two Likert-type formats, one with all choice points defined and the other with only end-points defined, were administered to 121 subjects. Each subject completed half of the items in the defined and the other half in the end-defined condition. Results were not significantly different between forms, nor did subjects indi…
Comparing Survey Results of Volunteer and Randomly-Selected Subjects
Based on research on nonresponse bias summarized by Rosenthal and Rosnow in 1975, the researchers hypothesized that responses from the 43% of college students who voluntarily returned surveys of students' attitudes and behavior would be more congruent with college goals and expected lifestyle than responses one year later from a randomly selected group of 7% of the students. When percentages of students from the volunteer and random groups were c…
Importance of Decision and Postdecision Dissonance
Festinger (1957) hypothesized that cognitive dissonance would be aroused postdecision and that the more weighty the choice, the greater the dissonance. His first hypothesis has been supported in racetrack betting and in guessing contests; however, no attempt was made to test the hypothesis that the greater the stakes, the greater the dissonance. In addition to replicating the Knox and Inkster 1968 racetrack betting study, this research focused on…
Importance of Decision and Postdecision Dissonance
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Cognitive dissonance (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Statistics (2 works) · Affect (linguistics) (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work)