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We agree and we disagree, which is exactly what most people do most of the time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2016

Bert H. Hodges  and
Dominic J. Packer
Bert H. Hodges
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1020. bert.hodges@uconn.edu http://socialpsych.uconn.edu/affiliated-faculty/bert-hodges/ Department of Psychology, Gordon College, Wenham, MA 01984.
Dominic J. Packer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015. djp208@lehigh.edu https://psychology.cas2.lehigh.edu/content/djp208
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Abstract

Humans are continually diverging and converging with respect to each other. Research across many domains suggests that differentiation and integration are aspects of a more complex set of dynamics, and are not step-wise but interdependent and continuous. Research on conformity in particular reveals that divergence and dissent are forms of cooperation, reflecting concerns for both individual and group integrity.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e152
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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