Abstract

The present study investigated associations between personality and conformity. Early work on this subject employed impactful, experimentally realistic procedures to induce conformity, yet lacked valid personality assessment. Conversely, contemporary work used valid personality assessment but measured conformity in low-impact settings. The present study combined the strengths of these research eras by measuring conformity in an Asch-like paradigm and testing associations with two well-validated meta-traits (Stability and Plasticity). Participants evaluated the humorousness of unfunny cartoons, either while alone (n = 103) or while surrounded by confederates who gave high scripted humorousness ratings (n = 102). Meta-traits were measured with the NEO Five Factor Inventory-3. The influence of confederates greatly increased participants’ humorousness ratings, especially among individuals higher in the meta-trait Stability.

摘要

本研究调查了人格与顺从性之间的关联。关于该主题的早期工作采用了有影响力的，实验上现实的程序来诱导顺从性，但缺乏有效的人格评估。相反，当代作品使用有效的性格评估，但在低影响的环境中测量了符合性。本研究通过测量类似于Asch的范式中的一致性并测试具有两个经过充分验证的元特征（稳定性和可塑性）的关联，从而结合了这些研究时代的优势。参与者分别对孤独漫画的幽默感进行了评估（n  = 103），或者被同伴包围并给予了很高的幽默感评级（n = 102）。使用NEO五因素清单3测量了元特征。联盟的影响极大地提高了参与者的幽默感等级，尤其是在特质稳定性较高的个人中。