Lord, Ross, and Lepper showed articles favoring and opposing capital punishment to groups of students who either opposed or were in favor of it. The results of this study showed that reading articles on both sides of the controversial issue:
a. brought the attitudes in the students closer together in a "middle" position.
b. actually increased the difference in attitudes between the two groups.
c. increased the self-esteem of members of both groups.
d. decreased the self-esteem of members of both groups.
Ans: b. actually increased the difference in attitudes between the two groups.
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