A Study of Conformity as Active Behavior

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The purpose of the this is to examine the following main hypothesis: In a series of group discussions, if one expects to get some support for his oinion of the latter topic, he will conform to others on the former topic. The four hunderd and seven college studens were asked to answer the questionnaire about how they behave (conform or not) in confict situations when their opinions are different from four other friends. The findings are as follows: (1) Students who expected others' support for his opinion on the latter tpic conformed more to the others on the former topic. (2) If the students expected on increased number of supporters on the latter topic, they conformed more to others on the former topic. (3) In the case where the latter topic is more important than the former topic, students conformed more to the others on the former topic.