Thurstone's “Attitude toward Capital Punishment” scale was found valid and reliable in predicting 44 upper division students' reported vote on the California Death Penalty Proposition. No differential changes in either attitude or estimated probability of the proposition's passing are found in supporters vs opponents of the proposition as a result of the outcome of the vote.
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