Home›Open Questions›Does the Asch conformity effect reflect a durable feature of human group behavior, or was it substantially a product of the cultural moment (1950s America) in which it was measured?Open QuestionsDoes the Asch conformity effect reflect a durable feature of human group behavior, or was it substantially a product of the cultural moment (1950s America) in which it was measured?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextPsychology Atlas. "Does the Asch conformity effect reflect a durable feature of human group behavior, or was it substantially a product of the cultural moment (1950s America) in which it was measured?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-psychology.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/asch-effect-durability.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextPsychology Atlas. (n.d.). Does the Asch conformity effect reflect a durable feature of human group behavior, or was it substantially a product of the cultural moment (1950s America) in which it was measured?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-psychology.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/asch-effect-durabilityCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{psychologyatlas-does-the-asch-conformity-effect-reflect, author = {Psychology Atlas}, title = {Does the Asch conformity effect reflect a durable feature of human group behavior, or was it substantially a product of the cultural moment (1950s America) in which it was measured?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-psychology.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/asch-effect-durability}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionPerrin and Spencer's 1980 British replication found conformity had nearly vanished (one join in 396 trials), arguing the Asch effect was a child of its time. Bond and Smith's 1996 meta-analysis further found conformity rates differ across cultures and genders, with collectivist cultures showing higher rates than individualist ones.What would resolve this Systematic cross-cultural and cross-era replication with standardized methodology, isolating cultural-moment effects from a stable underlying conformity mechanism.OpenSocial psychology / cross-cultural psychologySimplyPsychology: Asch ConformityCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnAsch's Conformity Experiments, Studies and Experiments Well-attested Source SimplyPsychology: Asch ConformitySourcesSimplyPsychology: Asch ConformitySimply PsychologyPerrin and Spencer 1980/1981; Bond and Smith 1996Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year