Power and legitimacy influence conformity

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 17-26

  Hays, Nicholas A ^a   Goldstein, Noah J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformity; Hierarchy; Legitimacy; Power; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928788462     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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