In an Asch-type conformity experiment conformists and non-conformists showed in some sense different conflict resolution behavior measured by heart rate. As predicted there was a reverse U-shaped trend for conformists and a monotonic trend for non-conformists; although unpredicted, a monotonic component for conformists and a bitonic component for non-conformists was also existent.
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