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Amateur_Validator OP t1_itnnm9d wrote

It was found that nearly 75% of the time, participants went along with the group and answered incorrectly. The results show that people are heavily influenced by mob-mentality, and that in real life, where things aren't as clear cut as the length of a line, conformity can be even more significant.

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obscureferences t1_itrshym wrote

Did they add any reward for getting it right? Mob conformity is a sound baseline but people will stab each other over a discounted tv.

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Sapatilhas t1_itu5xna wrote

If you liked this google Moscovici, the father not the son, he decised an experiment to prove minority influence was a thing.

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