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Direct and indirect influence in the Asch paradigm: Effects of ‘valid’ or ‘denied’ information
Author(s) -
Mugny Gabriel
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.2420150408
Subject(s) - psychology , phenomenon , social psychology , context (archaeology) , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , epistemology , paleontology , philosophy , biology
In an experiment using the Asch paradigm, a source whose response was ‘denied’ (source younger than subjects, in an experiment context implying the development of visual acuity) was found to have less direct influence than a ‘validated’ source (older or same age as subjects), tending to specialize in a pattern of influence similar to the so‐called conversion phenomenon (i.e. direct influence only).