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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2019

Social Conformity in Autism.

Stephanie C Lazzaro, Laura Weidinger, Rose A Cooper, Simon Baron-Cohen, Christina Moutsiana, Tali Sharot

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Informational and Normative Influence on Conformity in Autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  2. Autistic adults' inclination to lie in everyday situations.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Stephanie C LazzaroAffective Brain Lab, Experimental Psychology, University College London, London, UK. s.lazzaro@ucl.ac.uk.
Laura WeidingerAffective Brain Lab, Experimental Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
Rose A CooperAffective Brain Lab, Experimental Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
Simon Baron-CohenDepartment of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Christina MoutsianaAffective Brain Lab, Experimental Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
Tali SharotAffective Brain Lab, Experimental Psychology, University College London, London, UK.

Funding

Wellcome Trust 093807/Z/10/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Humans are extremely susceptible to social influence. Here, we examine whether this susceptibility is altered in autism, a condition characterized by social difficulties. Autistic participants (N = 22) and neurotypical controls (N = 22) completed a memory test of previously seen words and were then exposed to answers supposedly given by four other individuals. Autistic individuals and controls were as likely to alter their judgements to align with inaccurate responses of group members. These changes reflected both temporary judgement changes (public conformity) and long-lasting memory changes (private conformity). Both groups were more susceptible to answers believed to be from other humans than from computer algorithms. Our results suggest that autistic individuals and controls are equally susceptible to social influence when reporting their memories.

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JudgmentMemorySocial ConformityAdultAutistic DisorderFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsYoung AdultAutismConformityMemorySocial cognition

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PMID30430321
PMCPMC6394587

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