Group Size Effects on Conformity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7536205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David J Stang (Queens College, CUNY, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-181 |
| Publication date | 1976-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4545 • E-ISSN: 1940-1183 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00224545.1976.9923388 |
| OpenAlex | W2032851764 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 22 |
A field experiment is reported which tests the hypothesis that conformity is an increasing concave downward function of the numerosity of a unanimous influence source. Thirty-three student Es presented petitions containing zero, four, eight, or 12 previous signatures to 300 male and female college students. The probability of signing increased from zero to four signatures, then leveled off. These results, as well as those of two pilot studies, generally support the hypothesis. A two factor theory of the effects of group size on conformity is proposed
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2021 (46) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |