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  • Maas et Al 1982
    • Maas found that a homosexual minority arguing for homosexual rights were less persuasive than a heterosexual minority.
    • If the minority can identify with the majority, they can be achieved.This can be done by appealing to similarities like gender.
    • The heterosexual majority saw the homosexual minority as different to them.
    • Case studies around Minority Influence
      • Nemeth et Al 1974
        • Strict consistency (every slide as green) was not effective.
          • Confederates who identified every slide as green did not influence any participants.
        • Did a variation of Moscovici's experiment but with different colours rather than one colour.
          • Flexible consistency (dark and bright) was the most effective.
            • Groups with inconsistent confederates who randomly identified slides as green or green-blue did not influence any participants.
            • Confederates who identified darker and brighter slides respectively had a significant influence on participants.
      • Consistency
        • Systematic processing
          • The minority viewpoint is carefully considered over time.
        • Diachronic consistency
          • The group remains consistent over time, no change in views.This forces the opposition to rethink their own views repeatedly
        • Synchronic consistency
          • Everyone in the group has the same views, and therefore agree with and support each other.
        • Superficial processing
          • A viewpoint that is instantly dismissed without analysis.
  • Nemeth et Al 1974
    • Strict consistency (every slide as green) was not effective.
      • Confederates who identified every slide as green did not influence any participants.
    • Did a variation of Moscovici's experiment but with different colours rather than one colour.
      • Flexible consistency (dark and bright) was the most effective.
        • Groups with inconsistent confederates who randomly identified slides as green or green-blue did not influence any participants.
        • Confederates who identified darker and brighter slides respectively had a significant influence on participants.

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