Effects of agreement and correctness on relative competence and conformity.

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Hypothesized that an individual's estimate of his own competence relative to that of a group is (a) an effect of his prior experiences of correctness in the group and of the group's agreement with him, and (b) closely related to subsequent conformity to the judgments of that group on an unambiguous task. A crutchfield-type apparatus was used to manipulate prior experiences of 40 male undergraduates' correctness and group agreement as well as to measure subsequent conformity. Results indicate that ss' perceived competence relative to the group was closely related to later conformity. Ss who perceived themselves as more competent than the group conformed significantly less than ss who perceived themselves as less competent (p < .05). It is concluded that relative competence is an important factor mediating the effect of prior experiences on conformity. (19 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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