Group Norms

Matthew J. Hornsey; Louise Majkut; Deborah J. Terry and Blake M. McKimmie
of the University of Queensland, performed two conformity experiments on university
students. These experiments were done too measure the influence of group norms on
student's attitudes.
Experiment one involved 205 university students who rated themselves as being
pro-gay law reform. The students were given numerous questions that asked them to rate
the moral basis for their attitude, and what they believed society's attitude was.
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