Children As Young As Preschoolers Tend To Follow Majority Opinion
Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 21:21
in Psychology & Sociology
When we are faced with a decision, and we're not sure what to do, usually we'll just go with the majority opinion. When do we begin adopting this strategy of "following the crowd"? A new report in Psychological Science suggests that this tendency starts very early on, around preschool age.