Conformity in the Asch Experiment: Inner-Other Directedness and the "Defiant Subject".

Lamb, Theodore A.; Alsikafi, Majeed

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Publication Date: 1980

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Conformity in the Asch Experiment: Inner-Other Directedness and the "Defiant Subject".

Lamb, Theodore A.; Alsikafi, Majeed

Social Behavior and Personality, v8 n1 p13-16 1980

The more other-directed, the more subjects tended to conform. These conformity rates were higher than previous studies. When replications of well-known experiments are conducted, there is increased need for debriefing because of the apparent defiant subject effect. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Assertiveness, College Students, Conformity, Higher Education, Peer Influence, Personality Traits, Predictive Validity, Sex Role, Social Adjustment

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