The study attempted to determine whether there was an interaction between Crutchfield-type conformity procedures and rod-and-frame performance or sex. These procedures were designed to produce conformity of an individual to a simulated group and to reduce conformity through verbal reinforcement. 96 Head Start Ss were administered the rod-and-frame task; conformity while working on a visual discrimination task was recorded. Experimental manipulation of conformity was partially demonstrated; reinforcement reduced conformity of girls but not boys. Predicted interactions with field-dependence were not observed.
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