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Factors Influencing Conformity

Many factors influence conformity in individuals, like the difficulty of a certain task, the motivation to achieve or the size of a group.

  • People who have strong leadership abilities do not conform easily.
  • People are more likely to conform where the response they should take is vague.
  • People from the same culture are highly likely to conform to each other.

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