Complexity-Simplicity and Persuasibility
- 1 October 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 31 (2) , 651-656
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1970.31.2.651
Abstract
In order to test the generality of a previous finding concerning the way Ss who preferred simplicity reacted to threatening information, the present investigation studied 88 high school students, half of whom were given a positive discussion about paintings and half of whom were given a negative discussion. Categorization by complexity vs simplicity preferences for polygons showed that Ss who preferred simplicity significantly differed in their ratings of the paintings, depending upon whether they were in the positive or negative orientation group. In addition, demographic correlates of age, sex, birth order, and family size are considered.Keywords
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