Studies in Acquiescence: I. Social Desirability; II. Self-Esteem; III. Creativity; and IV. Prejudice
- 1 February 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Projective Techniques and Personality Assessment
- Vol. 34 (1), 45-54
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0091651x.1970.10380204
Abstract
Four studies on acquiescence are reported. In Study I, 92 high school students were given instructions to answer honestly vs. instructions to make a good impression. Ironically, acquiescence was strongest when Ss were asked to answer honestly. In Study II, 155 college students' data indicated that acquiescence was associated with low self-esteem. In Study III it was found that the acquiescence-self-esteem relationship did not hold for Ss high in creativity (N=103), while Study IV showed that acquiescent Ss do not admit to prejudice (N=84). Additional findings suggest the difficulty of dealing with the acquiescent response set.Keywords
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