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YOKOTA Kunihiro
Department Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Health Sciences Position Professor |
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| Language | Japanese |
| Publication Date | 2023/10 |
| Type | Articles |
| Peer Review | With peer review |
| Title | Can conformity bias be observed in questions whose answers are objectively fixed? |
| Contribution Type | Co-Authored Publication |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Psychology |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Volume, Issue, Pages | 506-511頁 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Author and coauthor | Mako Fujikawa, Daisuke Nakanishi |
| Details | We replicated the experiment reported by Eriksson and Coultas (2009) to examine conformity bias. Conformity bias refers to the imitation behavior that most group members adopt with the probability exceeding the ratio of employment by the members in deciding their behavior. Previous studies have examined whether conformity bias can be observed in an information-seeking situation with high uncertainty. Eriksson and Coultas (2009) found no conformity bias using quizzes in which the answers were not objectively fixed as correct or incorrect (e.g., belief, preference, and norm). We replicated their experiment using questions with fixed answers. The results of this study (N = 120) showed that conformity bias was observed. We discuss the inconsistency of the results between the previous study and our study. |