Conformity in Elevators

Paper Summary:

This research paper states that most students conformed to elevator group behavior and more females than males were found to conform. The paper explains that, for the purpose of this study, conforming behavior is operationally defined as the "wrong way facing" in an elevator. The author feels that this research provides evidence that people tend to change their own response to conform to the group's behavior.

Table of Contents
Abstract
Research Question
Definitions
Conforming Behavior
Elevator Group
Introduction
Literature Review
Definition and General Information
Influential Factors
Individual Mechanisms
Social Mechanisms
Methodology
Research Design
Participants and Subjects
Variables
Procedure
Data Analysis
Results
Discussion
Implications for Future Research

From the Paper:

"Conformity is defined as the changing of one's own response to be like that of the group's response. A further aspect of the definition includes the movement toward the group with the maintenance of congruence with the group. Thus, a person may originally conform to the group's behavior, but then a further decision to conform must be made in order for the behavior to be maintained. "

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