This study, with 63 female freshmen as
Ss, attempted to invetigate the extremeness of initial attitude, the extremeness of advocacy in the role playing and attitude change. In the context of an “experiment on a criminal trial”,
Ss with initial attitude for capital punishment were assigned to a lawyer-role condition. One-half of the
Ss were asked to write essays to plead not guilty, while the remaining ones to plead 20 years' imprisonment. The
Ss against capital punishment were assigned to a public prosecutor-role condition. One-half of those were asked to write essays to demand capital punishment and the other half 20 years' imprisonment. The
Ss who were originally for capital punishment changed attitude, but those initially against it showed little attitude change.
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