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"The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity." –Rollo May In our daily lives, the pressure to conform is omnipresent. Whether it's at work, in social circles, or within ...

Negro and White children at ages 7, 9, 12, and 15 years were subjected to simulated group pressures. Two criteria of conformity were employed in a multiple regression technique. The main effect ...

The findings are important, the researchers said, because changing one's behavior to align with one's peers can contribute to community-building or -- depending on the goals and values of the group -- ...

American parenting has become a competitive sport. From baby Einstein to gifted preschools to elite tutoring companies and intensive college entrance courses, our formal education system encourages ...

TV viewers in the United Kingdom might have inadvertently learned a corporate ethics lesson during the holiday season. The International Compliance Association (ICA) is a professional membership and ...

People typically evaluate the preferences of both themselves and others before making decisions in moral dilemmas. Researchers have theorized how people face moral dilemmas, but experimental data is ...

While the act of selecting an everyday writing utensil seems to be a simple enough task, scientists have found that it actually could shed light on complex cultural differences. Psychologists used the ...