Contrast effects in judgments of crime severity and the punishment of criminal violators.

Assignment of responsibility for an accident.

Elaine Walster · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1966 · 781 citations

Engineering, Risk Management, Flood Risk Management +9

Assimilation and contrast effects in reactions to communication and attitude change.

Carl I. Hovland, O. J. Harvey, Muzafer Sherif · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1957 · 654 citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Social Psychology +8

Attitude Change: A Critical Analysis of Theoretical Approaches.

Steven J. Sherman, Charles A. Kiesler, Barry E. Collins et al. · American Sociological Review · 1970 · 295 citations

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Behavior Change Theory +5

The influence of the character of the criminal and his victim on the decisions of simulated jurors

David C. Landy, Elliot Aronson · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 1969 · 272 citations

Social Sciences, Criminology, Psychology +12

Victim or perpetrator?: Defensive attribution of responsibility and the need for order and justice.

Alan L. Chaikin, John M. Darley · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1973 · 222 citations

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Theory Of Justice +10