An Empirical Test of the Relationship of Evidence to Belief Systems and Attitude Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2269158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B Thomas Florence (Short and Associates (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-158 |
| Publication date | 1975-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Communication Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-3989 • E-ISSN: 1468-2958 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2958.1975.tb00262.x |
| OpenAlex | W2144288720 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 29 |
Though rhetorical theories clearly prescribe the function of evidence in forming individual beliefs, communication research aimed at testing the empirical validity of such prescriptions has been inconclusive. Because of questions surrounding the conceptual and operational adequacy of previous research in this area, this inquiry sought to: first, critically examine the existing theory and research surrounding the evidence-attitude change relationship; second, reformulate existing theory based on the critique; third, test the empirical validity of the theoretical reformulation; and finally, discuss the implications of this research to theory and subsequent research
Attitude change · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Epistemology · Function (biology · Rhetorical question · Test (biology · Educational Research and Analysis · Psychology · Social Psychology
Research Methodology in Communication
Subjective message constructs
Predicting immediate belief change and adherence to argument claims
Cognitive schema theory and the perseverance and attenuation of unwarranted empirical beliefs
The role of importance, novelty, and plausibility in producing belief change
The Empirical Study of the Persuasive Effects of Evidence The Status After Fifty Years of Research
Communication Research and the Attitude-Verbal Report-Overt Behavior Relationship
On theory and verification in sociology
Handbook of Social Psychology
Elements of Econometrics
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The Influence of Emotonal Subject Matter on Logical Reasoning
A summary of experimental research on the effects of evidence in persuasive communication
Interaction of evidence and readers’ intelligence on the effects of short messages
Weaver's rhetorical theory
The natural procedure in argument
Effects of order and authority in an argumentative speech
Judgments of Truth by Participants in Collective Controversy
Direct and indirect persuasive effects of dissonance-producing messages
Multiple regression as a general data-analytic system
Attitude change through modification of attitude structure
Cognitive consistency and attitude change
The effects of need-oriented communications on attitude change
Cognitive structure and attitudinal affect
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1975 - 1988 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |