John M. Levine
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Professor, Psychology, University of Pittsburgh. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (2010) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.
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Conformity, the process whereby people change their beliefs, attitudes, actions, or perceptions to more closely match those held by groups to which they belong or want to belong or by groups whose approval they desire. Conformity has important social implications and continues to be actively…
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