Moods and compliance.
This study examined the impact of subjects' moods on their compliance with simple messages. It was predicted and found that recipients of messages: (1) complied more when in a happy mood than when in a neutral state, and (2) complied less when in an angry mood than when in a neutral state. These effects were observed both when high and low pressure messages were used. Possible boundary conditions for the observed effects are discussed.
Milberg
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University of Pittsburgh.
Clark
M S
MS
D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male