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Conformity
Explanations for conformity
AO3 - NSI
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Strength: Research support
What?
Research evidence
Who?
Asch
- Participants interviewed "
afraid of disapproval
"
Why?
Some conformity
due to
NSI
Limitation: Individual differences in NSI
What? Doesn't predict
conformity
in
every case
Who?
McGhee
and
Teevan
-
nAffiliators
(those w/ a strong need for
affiliation
)
more likely
to
conform
Why?
NSI
underlies
conformity
for
some
more than
others