Asch was a social psychologist
Thanks for lifting up Asch’s findings! Gaining awareness of this all-too-human tendency to yield to such pressures is surely the first step in being better able to resist those pressures, and think for oneself.
Yes, and MRI tests suggest that the people who conform actually see the line's length incorrectly. Meanwhile, nonconformists (hello!) react emotionally to the pressure to conform. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/science/what-other-people-say-may-change-what-you-see.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vE4.yAw6.96QSKrTW7B0a&smid=url-share
Thanks for lifting up Asch’s findings! Gaining awareness of this all-too-human tendency to yield to such pressures is surely the first step in being better able to resist those pressures, and think for oneself.
Yes, and MRI tests suggest that the people who conform actually see the line's length incorrectly. Meanwhile, nonconformists (hello!) react emotionally to the pressure to conform. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/science/what-other-people-say-may-change-what-you-see.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vE4.yAw6.96QSKrTW7B0a&smid=url-share