Projektnummer

0054694

Zusammenfassung

Starting from the hypothesis that the judgements of others have significant influence on behaviour and thinking ("Asch Effect"), this project analyses the mechanisms of social influence on decision making. It is a combination of neuro-physiological, social-psychological and developmental-psychological approaches. It deals with the neuro-physiological mechanisms of decision making under social influence. That is why the planned experiments are conducted with monkeys which allows to observe the neuronal level in the brain. In the focus of the research is the representation and perception...