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To determine whether centrality of religiosity and religious fundamentalism differentially predict social conformity in a virtual setting.

January 3, 2025Pastoral PsychologyOpen Access

Religious Fundamentalism, but Not Centrality of Religiosity, is Related to Online Conformity: A Study Based on Asch’s Paradigm

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MMMagdalena MisiakHoward University MPMariola Paruzel‐CzachuraUniversity of Pennsylvania

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Pre-registered experimental study reveals religious fundamentalism correlates with increased conformity in online video tasks, suggesting rigid belief systems amplify susceptibility to group pressure.

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To determine whether centrality of religiosity and religious fundamentalism differentially predict social conformity in a virtual setting.
Conducted a pre-registered experimental adaptation of Asch's classic line-length perceptual task using confederate actors in online video meetings.
Evaluated individual scores across dimensions of religiosity centrality alongside measures of religious fundamentalism to examine associations with conforming responses.
Religious fundamentalism was positively correlated with conformity rates during the online visual task.
Centrality of religiosity across evaluated dimensions showed no significant relationship with online conformity.

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Misiak et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8e7d833ca018b39ae44ab https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-024-01192-1

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Religious Fundamentalism, but Not Centrality of Religiosity, is Related to Online Conformity: A Study Based on Asch’s Paradigm

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