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Social Support and Conformity: The Effect of Differentiation from the Group and Order of Responding.
Download full textAllen, Vernon L.; Levine, John M. – 1969
In this experiment two variables relevant to explaining the social support phenomenon were investigated. Response position of the partner (first vs fourth) and contact between partner and S prior to the group situation (contact vs. no contact) were manipulated. Male and female Ss responded to visual, information, and opinion items in a group…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conformity, Experimental Groups, Group Structure
Peer reviewedLevine, John M.; And Others – Social Behavior and Personality, 1975
This study investigated how "correct" and "incorrect" dissenters from erroneous group consensus affect conformity on visual and opinion stimuli under normative and informational social pressure. Results are consistent with earlier data. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Conformity
