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Six groups of Ss, based on combinations of two levels of F scale scores and three levels of confederate risk-taking, took part in a game where they made decisions about accepting known outcomes or gambling on unknown alternatives. Results indicated that an individual’s behavior is significantly influenced by another’s responses in this situation. High F and Low F Ss did not differ in susceptibility to social influence or tendency to gamble under these conditions.
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1. Based on a master’s thesis submitted to the Graduate College of the University of Iowa by the first author under the direction of the second author.
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Baron, R.A., Arenson, S.J. Authoritarianism and exposure to another’s behavior in a risk-taking situation. Psychon Sci 9, 461–462 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330896
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