In a Study by Deutsch and Gerard, Subjects Committed Themselves

Multiple Choice

In a study by Deutsch and Gerard, subjects committed themselves to some initial judgments, privately, or not at all. Later they received information that their initial judgements may have been mistaken. They were then given the opportunity to change those first judgments. What happened?

A) Both public and private commitment produced equal loyalty to the initial judgments.
B) Both public and private commitment produced loyalty, but the public commitment produced more.
C) Both public and private commitment produced loyalty, but the private commitment produced more.
D) None of the above.