Study Design
How many experiments were conducted?
Four
What is peer conformity?
Adjusting behavior or opinions to match others.
Which gender showed stronger conformity?
Girls.
Which experiment used videos?
Experiment 3.
Where was the study conducted?
The Netherlands.
Why were T1 and T2 separated by two months?
To measure peer status first and test influence later.
Which status dimension had stronger influence?
Why?
Popularity.
In which experiment was status most explicit?
Experiment 1.
Which used an objective task?
Experiment 4.
What age group participated?
Adolescents.
Which experiment used hypothetical peers?.
Experiment 1.
Why did the study separate popularity and likeability?
They represent different social processes.
Why might boys conform less when status is implicit?
Different social strategies.
Why use neutral tasks?
To isolate peer influence.
What tool measured status?
Sociometric nominations.
Which experiments used real classmates?
Experiments 2, 3, and 4.
Can someone be influential without being liked?
Yes, through visibility and power.
How does gender socialization shape conformity?
Norms encourage hierarchy vs relationships.
Why is conformity in objective tasks important?
It shows influence beyond opinion.
How might social media amplify these effects?
Constant visibility of status.
Why does increasing ecological validity matter?
To what extent do you think that the researchers actually succeeded in increasing ecological validity?
It reflects real-life peer influence more accurately.
It was a gap in past research.
Opinions are valid.
Is conformity about acceptance or power?
Likely both, but power plays a key role.
Are these differences real or socially constructed?
Likely both.
How does this relate to risky behavior?
Status cues may override judgment.
Which animal has Dr. Dumas' favorite pen?
The puppy 🐶