Conformity behavior of schizophrenic subjects to maternal figures
Abstract
Recent clinical studies of schizophrenia have been aimed at clarifying the nature
of the relationship that has existed between the schizophrenic patient and other members
of his family. The majority of these investigations have focused upon the mother-son
relationship, and the experiment to be described represents an extension of this area
of study. Specifically, the present investigation was an attempt to observe the extent
to which schizophrenic patients would conform to the preferences expressed by mothers
who possess some of the attributes reported to characterize mothers of Poor pre-morbid
(Phillips, 1953) schizophrenic patients. These attributes, it was hoped, would serve
as relevant cues foreliciting conformity responses in such patients.
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This thesis was digitized as part of a project begun in 2014 to increase the number
of Duke psychology theses available online. The digitization project was spearheaded
by Ciara Healy.
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