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Conformity

Everything on this site about conformity — each one naming the study behind it.

You ignore your own senses to match the group.
Participants conformed on at least one trial 74% of the time, but the average conformity rate across all trials was ap…
Everyone follows a rule that no one actually likes.
A 1993 study found that students privately disliked campus drinking but believed peers enjoyed it.…
Your opinion shifts to match the perceived group consensus.
A 1951 study showed that participants would give a clearly incorrect answer just to align with the rest of the group.…
You conform to the group to avoid social discomfort.
A majority of participants conformed to an obviously incorrect group consensus on at least one occasion, though most i…
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.…