Effects of Group Pressure Upon the Modification and Distortion of Judgments
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- Authors
- Asch, S. E.
- Corresponding author
- Asch, Solomon E.
- Venue
- Documents of Gestalt Psychology
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 1961-12-31
- Pages
- 222-236
- OpenAlex
- W1556348243
- Cited by
- 2,644
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 77 · 2022: 54 · 2021: 84 · 2020: 109 · 2019: 105 · 2018: 116 · 2017: 120 · 2016: 89 · 2015: 124 · 2014: 135 · 2013: 136 · 2012: 105
- FWCI
- 507.38
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- University of California Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychology of Social Influence
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Keywords
- group pressure, social influence, conformity, group decision making
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