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Aug. 6th, 2006 11:30 pmОтрывок отсюда. Русский перевод столь плох, что цитировать лучше по оригиналу.
Lord et al. (1979) first selected subjects who either supported capital punishment and believed it to be an effective deterrent (proponents) or opposed capital punishment and believed it not to be a deterrent (opponents). The subjects were presented, in a counterbalanced design, with two purportedly authentic empirical studies. One seemingly provided empirical support for their position; the other seemingly opposed that position. At strategic points in the reading of these two studies, the two groups completed ratings dealing both with their evaluations of the two studies and with their own changes in attitudes and beliefs. These ratings dramatically revealed the capacity of theory-holders to interpret new evidence in a manner that strengthens and sustains their theories.( Read more... )
Lord et al. (1979) first selected subjects who either supported capital punishment and believed it to be an effective deterrent (proponents) or opposed capital punishment and believed it not to be a deterrent (opponents). The subjects were presented, in a counterbalanced design, with two purportedly authentic empirical studies. One seemingly provided empirical support for their position; the other seemingly opposed that position. At strategic points in the reading of these two studies, the two groups completed ratings dealing both with their evaluations of the two studies and with their own changes in attitudes and beliefs. These ratings dramatically revealed the capacity of theory-holders to interpret new evidence in a manner that strengthens and sustains their theories.( Read more... )
