Abstract
The Asch tasks were presented to 20 foursomes of Japanese 7th graders (10 boy- and girl-four-somes) by means of a presentation trick so that one participant observed different stimuli than the other three. The response order was randomly assigned and the third responders observed different standard lines from the other three children. The results showed that the minority children who had observed different stimuli tended to conform to the majority. Combined with the previous results utilizing the same experimental procedure with two different age groups— six-year old children and undergraduates—a clear tendency was found for Japanese boys becoming more independent as they matured. Six-year-old Japanese boys conformed considerably, while male undergraduates seldom conformed, and the 7th grade boys in the present study showed a moderate level of conformity. On the other hand, Japanese girls showed the same conformity frequencies regardless of age.
Highlights
Asch (1956) showed that a minority participant often conformed to the majority even when their choices seemedHow to cite this paper: Mori, K., Ito-Koyama, A., Arai, M., & Hanayama, A. (2014)
The results from the present study showed that 7th graders in the minority condition tend to conform to their peers who formed a majority
The results showed a different developmental tendency in conformity for boys and girls
Summary
Asch (1956) showed that a minority participant often conformed to the majority even when their choices seemedHow to cite this paper: Mori, K., Ito-Koyama, A., Arai, M., & Hanayama, A. (2014). Asch (1956) showed that a minority participant often conformed to the majority even when their choices seemed. How to cite this paper: Mori, K., Ito-Koyama, A., Arai, M., & Hanayama, A. Conformity Development of Japanese Children in the Asch Experiment without Using Confederates. The majorities in those experiments consisted of confederates who had been instructed to respond incorrectly in several trials. The minority subject was a naïve participant. Asch’s findings have been replicated using a number of different variations (see Bond & Smith, 1996, for review)
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