The attitude toward wiretapping was measured for a group of students before and after exposure to a speech opposing their attitude. They were then asked to list on a choice questionnaire their first, second, and third choices of people present, whose views were made public, whom they would like to listen to or speak with on the issue. The entire group then engaged in free discussion of the issue, after which the opinion questionnaire was again filled out. The results indicated that individuals whose confidence in a belief has been shaken by exposure to opposing propaganda, prefer to hear arguments from their own side to bolster their confidence and tend to listen preferentially with persons who agree with them, with the consequence that their confidence in their opinion soon returns to the original level.