The Forgotten Variable in Conformity Research: Impact of Task Importance on Social Influence

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 915-927

  Baron, Robert S ^a,c   Vandello, Joseph A ^a,b   Brunsman, Bethany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c University of Illinois ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0030523328     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.71.5.915     Document Type: Article

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