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Ohioboy

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6. I don't get it either, but look up The Asch Conformity Theory

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:50 PM

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Experiments have showed that an alarming 75% of people will go along with an obviously wrong answer just to gain the comfort of conformity. They will literally question their own eyes to go along with the group, even after first giving the correct answer.

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