Konformizm dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym wobec rówieśników i dorosłych

• Authors: Joanna Witkowska
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

Conformity towards peers and adults in kindergarten children The aims and determinants of conformity present an issue that is widely analysed within social psychology with regard to adults. In developmental psychology one can find descriptions and mechanisms of conformist behaviours which are characteristic of adolescence. However, research pertaining to conformity in children leaves numerous issues and questions open.            In the light of the regularity known in developmental psychology that pertains to the role of imitation in the process of learning varied skills and behaviours by children, the issue of conformity development seems to be important for child-raising activities. The aim of the presented research is to define the level of conformity in kindergarten children and to compare levels of conformity in 4- and 6-year-old children toward adults (authority factor) and peers (similarity factor).            The scheme of the research is based upon the classic social psychology experiment by Solomon Asch (e.g.: Asch, 2002, 1962; Hock, 2003) that regards group pressure upon changes in judgements in the situation of a task which involves visual perception. The original task material was modified due to the character of children’s perception. Groups of persons that exerted influence by means of giving unanimous and false answers were selected so as to maximise the role of authority when confronting a child with adults and to maximise the role of similarity in the case of peer influence.            Analysis of the results indicates a high level of conformity in kindergarten children and lack of diversity due to the factors of authority or similarity.

Keywords

PL

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Psychologia Rozwojowa
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2005

online

2010-02-24

Contributors

author

Joanna Witkowska