Abstract
To help assess the effect of a communicator's perceived background on his credibility, 266 Grade 7 and 8 students were asked to rate a speaker on drug abuse. Half the students were led to believe that the speaker had himself used psychotropic drugs regularly. The others were told he had used no such drugs. E, who was the speaker, was rated on knowledge of subject, ability to communicate, and understanding of young people. Differences in mean ratings given by the two groups did not show statistical significance. The absence of difference was attributed to the apparent disinclination of students to use drugs, and to their perception of E as an experienced case worker.
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