| Abstract: | 27 8th graders received a word association test involving successive tests on the same list with no instruction as to whether the responses to each given stimulus should be the same or different on successive tests. Wide individual differences were obtained in the level of consistency of responses. In a 2nd study, pairs of Ss were formed which consisted of 1 high and 1 low consistency S, as determined by a pretest. 127 7th and 8th graders were Ss. Each S was tested with a different list in the pair-wise situation, with 1 member observing the performance of the other before being tested himself. Significant matching occurred within pairs in Group H-L where a high consistency model preceded a low consistency O. Nonsignificant changes in the expected direction occurred for high consistency Os who followed low consistency models in Group L-H. The possibility that the pretest may have anchored the performance of the Os against the influence of the models was discussed. (French summary) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
