Evaluation of performance as a function of performer's reward and attractiveness.

A Theory of Social Comparison Processes

Léon Festinger · Human Relations · 1954 · 20.3K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +12

Design and Analysis of Experiments in Psychology and Education.

A. S. C. Ehrenberg, E. F. Lindquist · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General) · 1954 · 2.6K citations

Public Health, Educational Psychology, Psychology +10

The effect of severity of initiation on liking for a group.

Elliot Aronson, Judson Mills · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1959 · 1.3K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +10

Performance expectancy as a determinant of actual performance.

Elliot Aronson, J. Merrill Carlsmith · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1962 · 463 citations

Management, Organizational Behavior, Performance Management +8

Preparatory action and belief in the probable occurrence of future events.

Ruby B. Yaryan, Léon Festinger · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1961 · 42 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +5