The effectiveness of information feedback on the conformity behavior of children

This paper summarizes a developmental study concerning the effects of correctness feedback on the conformity behavior of children. Specifically, the study proposes to test the following assumption: (1) that conformity is a positive function of age on ambiguous stimulus tasks and (2) that the effectiveness of correctness feedback is greater for older than younger Ss. To test these assumptions, the Ss were divided, at each grade level, into three groups: (1) a reward conformity group where the Ss received a correct” signal for agreeing with the group and a wrong signal for disagreeing, (2) a reward nonconformity group where Ss received a correct signal for disagreeing with the group and a wrong signal for agreeing, and (3) a control group which received no information feedback