A social-psychological phenomenon that arises from a person's membership in, or exposure to, a group, including conformity to group pressure, in-group and out-group dynamics, and the way information and opinion circulate and reinforce themselves within a bounded group or network. This group gathers the group dynamics and conformity phenomena recorded for this atlas, spanning classic conformity and groupthink research through to contemporary phenomena describing how group membership and networked information environments shape belief and behavior.
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Originating WorkSolomon Asch, conformity experiments (1951) 1 Browse By
Group Dynamics And Conformity Effects
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In 1951, Asch conducted his first conformity laboratory experiments at Swarthmore College, laying the foundation for his remaining conformity studies.
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