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In the 1950s the psychologist Solomon Asch devised a study to investigate whether peer pressure can be strong enough to change our perception, and make us believe in things that are not true. To do so, he set up a clever experiment on conformity that raises questions about our ability to think freely.

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SOURCES
Asch, S. E. (1955). Opinions and Social Pressure. Scientific American, 193(5), 31–35. jstor.org/stable/24943779
Solomon Asch - wikipedia
Solomon-Asch Conformity Experiment - site.google.com
Nicholson, N., Cole, S.G., & Rocklin, T.R. (1985). Conformity in the Asch situation: A comparison between contemporary British and US university students. British Journal of Social Psychology, 24, 59-63.
semanticscholar.org/paper/Conformity-in-the-Asch-situation%3A-A-comparison-and-Nicholson-Cole/01bc83c396ae0c5a3da935b5257c75af16d45e71
Mori K, Arai M. No need to fake it: reproduction of the Asch experiment without confederates. Int J Psychol. 2010 Oct 1;45(5):390-7. doi: 10.1080/00207591003774485. PMID: 22044061.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22044061
Bandwagon Effect - wikipedia
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CHAPTER
00:00 Can you solve this?
00:20 The true story
00:57 Solomon Asch
01:30 Asch's Conformity Experiment
03:11 Experiment conclusion
04:23 Solomon Asch's quote
04:45 What do you think?
05:12 Patron credits
05:20 Ending

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