An earlier study of group-induced shift toward risk was replicated by varying usual (risk-oriented) and neutral instructions orthogonally against 2 group conditions to induce shift toward risk. In agreement with the earlier study, (a) usual (risk-oriented) instructions produced a shift toward risk while neutral instructions did not and (b) the differential effect of experimental instructions was found to be located in the group process because “before” scores were unaffected.
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