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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.