https://alamrafiul.com/tags/peer-pressure/ Recent content in Peer-Pressure on Rafiul Alam https://alamrafiul.com/papermod-cover.png https://alamrafiul.com/papermod-cover.png Hugo -- gohugo.io en Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://alamrafiul.com/blogs/asch-conformity-experiment/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://alamrafiul.com/blogs/asch-conformity-experiment/ <p>In 1951, psychologist Solomon Asch invited college students to participate in a &ldquo;vision test.&rdquo;</p> <p>The task was absurdly simple: look at a line, then choose which of three comparison lines matched its length.</p> <p>The answer was <strong>obvious</strong>. A child could do it. There was no trick, no optical illusion.</p> <p>Asch showed this card to the group:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>Reference Line: | </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Comparison Lines: </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>A: | </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>B: ||||| </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>C: || </span></span></code></pre></div><p>The answer is clearly A. Anyone with working eyes can see it.</p>