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Psychology · Chapter 12

The Pressure to Comply

Two of psychology's most famous experiments asked a simple question. How far will an ordinary person bend to a group, or to an authority? Run Solomon Asch's line task and Stanley Milgram's shock study. Feel the pressure for yourself.

The setup

People answering out loud before you: 6
Are you truly alone against them?
The right answer is obvious. What do you say?