...with others to assess the validity of their views. ln Festin, ger's words. "An opinion, belief, and attitude is 'correct,' 'valid,' and 'proper' to the...that it is anchored in a group of people with similar beliefs, opinions, and attitudes" t1950). Sociological counterparts to social comparison theory can...

...individuals acting within social situations. Developing this point further, Leon Festinger writes: "An opinion, a belief, an attitude is 'correct,' Valid,'...that it is anchored in a group of people with similar beliefs, opinions, and attitudes" (1950: 272-3). One way that individuals engage in social comparison...

...pattern, as well as its probable consequences. At the core of social comparison theory is the idea that "an opinion, a belief, an attitude is 'correct,'...and 'proper' to the extent that it is anchored in group of people with similar beliefs, opinions and attitudes" (Festinger, 1954). It is a need for social...

...reality is low, the dependence on social reality is correspondingly high. An opinion, attitude, or belief is 'correct, valid, and proper' to the extent that it is anchored in the group of people with similar beliefs, opinions, and attitudes."14 The ensuing social reality can...

...increases the sense of knowing. Festinger (1950) called this process consensual validation, suggesting that "an opinion, a belief, an attitude is 'correct,'...that it is anchored in a group of people with similar beliefs, opinions, and attitudes" (pp. 272-273). Moreover, according to Festinger (1954), individuals...

...judgment of others to validate reality. Thus, as Leon Festinger remarked, an opinion or conviction "is 'correct,' 'valid,' and 'proper' to the extent...that it is anchored in a group of people with similar beliefs, opinions, and attitudes."25 People continually test reality by comparing their perceptions...

...enhancement)" (Price and Oshagan 1995, 188; Kruglanski and Mayseless 1987). The social comparison theory posits that "an opinion, a belief, an attitude is 'correct,'...that it is anchored in a group of people with similar beliefs, opinions, and attitudes" (Festinger 1954, 272). Pressures for conformity exist within the...

...dependence upon physical reality is low. the dependence upon social reality is correxpondingly high. An opinion, a belief, an attitude is 'correct', 'valid',...that it is anchored in a group of people with similar beliefs, opinions, and attitudes. (l950: 272l Thus, the very nature of most of our reality is social....

...Einschätzung ihrer Fähigkeiten und Einstellungen Vergleiche mit solchen Personen, die ihnen ähnlich sind: „An opinion, a belief, an attitude is .correct',...that it is anchored in a group of people with similar beliefs, opinions, and attitudes" (S. 272). Die Glaubwürdigkeit des Kommunikators hängt des weiteren...

...dependence upon physical reality is low, the dependence upon social reality is correspondingly high. An opinion, a belief. an attitude is 'correct', 'valid', and 'proper' to the extem that it is anchored in a group of people with similar beliefs, opinions, and attitudes. (1950:...