CONFORMITY BEHAVIOR AND NEED FOR AFFILIATION.
Abstract
Eighty male high school juniors and seniors participated in a conformity experiment, using a modified version of the Crutchfield (1955) apparatus. The investigation studied the relationship between conformity behavior and affiliative motivation. The Ss, of varying need for affiliation (n Aff), were subjected to a simulated group pressure situation in which each S was asked for his judgment of a given perceptual problem in the face of four earlier erring, but unanimous, judgments. A conformity response was defined as yielding to this erring majority on those slides which all Ss in a pretest were able to answer correctly. The results indicated that high n Aff Ss conform significantly more than low in Aff Ss. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0624052
Entities
People
- Paul E. Mcghee
- Richard C. Teevan
Organizations
- Bucknell University