statikstasis t1_itu4dyr wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:52 AM Reply to comment by Amateur_Validator in TIL that in a series of experiments in the 1950s, Solomon Asch asked a group of actors and a single test subject what the longest line was in a "vision test". The actors would intentionally answer incorrectly, causing the subject to also answer incorrectly, despite it being very obvious. by Amateur_Validator Happens a lot with opinions on political matters. Permalink Parent 1
statikstasis t1_itu4dyr wrote
Reply to comment by Amateur_Validator in TIL that in a series of experiments in the 1950s, Solomon Asch asked a group of actors and a single test subject what the longest line was in a "vision test". The actors would intentionally answer incorrectly, causing the subject to also answer incorrectly, despite it being very obvious. by Amateur_Validator
Happens a lot with opinions on political matters.