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The Pressure to Comply
Two of psychology's most famous experiments asked a simple question: how far will an ordinary person bend to the group, or to an authority? Run
Solomon Asch's
line task and
Stanley Milgram's
shock study, and feel the pressure for yourself.
The setup
Asch · the lines
Milgram · the shocks
Others answering out loud before you:
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Are you truly alone against them?
Alone vs the group
One of them says “B”
The right answer is obvious. Your call:
A
B
C
Refuse
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