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conformity
You will change your answer to fit the group.
A 1951 study found that 74% of participants gave at least one incorrect answer to a simple task to match the majority.
Specified that 74% refers to the share of participants who erred at least once across 12 trials rather than a general rate of incorrect responses.
You will sacrifice your eyes to protect your place in the pack.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Asch, 1951
- What the check found
- The figure 74% refers to participants who gave at least one incorrect answer across 12 trials, not the frequency of incorrect responses, which was lower (35.7%).
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
Related
One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.