Social Judgment theory

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attitude change theory persuasion theory social psychology theory

Social Judgment theory is a social psychology framework that explains how people evaluate and are persuaded by messages based on their existing attitudes and the range of positions they find acceptable or unacceptable.

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Label	Occurrences
Social Judgment theory canonical	1
Social Judgment: Assimilation and Contrast Effects in Communication and Attitude Change	1
social judgment theory	1

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Context triple: [Muzafer Sherif, notableWork, Social Judgment theory]

A. Social Psychology (1952)
Social Psychology (1952) is a foundational textbook by Solomon Asch that helped shape the modern field of social psychology through its analysis of how individuals’ thoughts and behaviors are influenced by social contexts.
B. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance is Leon Festinger’s landmark 1957 book that introduced and elaborated the influential psychological theory explaining how people strive to reduce the mental discomfort caused by holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes.
C. The Analysis of Moral Judgments
The Analysis of Moral Judgments is a philosophical essay that examines the nature, justification, and meaning of moral evaluations and ethical claims.
D. Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
The Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion proposes that emotional experience arises from a combination of physiological arousal and the cognitive interpretation of that arousal based on situational context.
E. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
"Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment" is a non-fiction book that examines the often-overlooked variability and inconsistency in human decision-making and offers strategies to reduce such errors in fields like law, medicine, and business.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Social Judgment theory
Target entity description: Social Judgment theory is a social psychology framework that explains how people evaluate and are persuaded by messages based on their existing attitudes and the range of positions they find acceptable or unacceptable.

A. Social Psychology (1952)
Social Psychology (1952) is a foundational textbook by Solomon Asch that helped shape the modern field of social psychology through its analysis of how individuals’ thoughts and behaviors are influenced by social contexts.
B. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance is Leon Festinger’s landmark 1957 book that introduced and elaborated the influential psychological theory explaining how people strive to reduce the mental discomfort caused by holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes.
C. The Analysis of Moral Judgments
The Analysis of Moral Judgments is a philosophical essay that examines the nature, justification, and meaning of moral evaluations and ethical claims.
D. Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
The Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion proposes that emotional experience arises from a combination of physiological arousal and the cognitive interpretation of that arousal based on situational context.
E. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
"Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment" is a non-fiction book that examines the often-overlooked variability and inconsistency in human decision-making and offers strategies to reduce such errors in fields like law, medicine, and business.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	attitude change theory ⓘ persuasion theory ⓘ social psychology theory ⓘ
appliesTo	attitude strength ⓘ opinion change ⓘ persuasive communication ⓘ
argues	high ego involvement produces a wide latitude of rejection ⓘ low ego involvement produces a wider latitude of noncommitment ⓘ
assumes	people evaluate messages relative to their current attitudes ⓘ
basedOn	existing attitudes ⓘ
claims	positions close to the anchor may be perceived as closer than they are ⓘ positions far from the anchor may be perceived as more discrepant than they are ⓘ
coDevelopedBy	Carl Hovland ⓘ Carolyn Sherif ⓘ
coreIdea	persuasion depends on where a message falls within a person's judgmental latitudes ⓘ
developedInDecade	1960s ⓘ
emphasizes	range of acceptable and unacceptable positions ⓘ subjective judgment of message positions ⓘ
field	social psychology ⓘ
focusesOn	attitude change ⓘ attitude evaluation ⓘ persuasion ⓘ
includesPhenomenon	assimilation effect ⓘ contrast effect ⓘ
influencedBy	Muzafer Sherif's autokinetic effect experiments ⓘ Muzafer Sherif's work on social norms ⓘ
introducesConcept	anchor position ⓘ ego involvement ⓘ latitude of acceptance ⓘ latitude of noncommitment ⓘ latitude of rejection ⓘ
predicts	direction of attitude change ⓘ magnitude of attitude change ⓘ
proposedBy	Muzafer Sherif ⓘ linked to: Muzafer Şerif
publishedIn	1961 book "Social Judgment" ⓘ
relatedTo	Elaboration Likelihood Model ⓘ balance theory ⓘ cognitive dissonance theory ⓘ
relatesTo	ego involvement in attitudes ⓘ message discrepancy ⓘ
states	messages within the latitude of acceptance are more likely to be persuasive ⓘ messages within the latitude of noncommitment may lead to attitude change ⓘ messages within the latitude of rejection are likely to be rejected ⓘ people compare message positions to their own anchor position ⓘ
usedIn	communication research ⓘ health communication ⓘ marketing ⓘ political communication ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Muzafer Sherif → notableWork → Social Judgment theory ⓘ

subject linked to: Ord. Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Şerif

Carolyn Wood Sherif → notableWork → social judgment theory ⓘ

linked to: Social Judgment theory

Muzaffer Şerif → notableWork → Social Judgment: Assimilation and Contrast Effects in Communication and Attitude Change ⓘ