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ERIC Number: EJ543694
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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Conformity in the Asch Task as a Function of Age.
Walker, Michael B.; Andrade, Maria G.
Journal of Social Psychology, v136 n3 p367-72 Jun 1996
Replicates the Asch conformity experiment (two participants pretend to misjudge a shorter line for a longer one in an attempt to influence a third participant) and applies it to 110 school children ages 3 to 17. Indicates that conformity decreases with age in perceptually ambiguous tasks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Compliance (Psychology), Conformity, Congruence (Psychology), Developmental Stages, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Peer Influence, Personality Traits, Social Influences, Social Psychology, Social Science Research
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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