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Amir, Taha – Social Behavior and Personality, 1984
Investigated whether conformity in the experimental setting suggested by Asch was related to American culture and less likely to be replicable elsewhere. Kuwaiti subjects (N=200) were used in replicating the original experiment. Obtained an 'Asch effect' of a comparable magnitude to that of Asch. Individual differences in conformity were evident.…
Descriptors: College Students, Conformity, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries