Opinions and Social Pressure

Asch, S. E. (1955). Opinions and Social Pressure. Scientific American, 193(5), 31-35.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1955

Volume

193

Issue

5

Pages

31-35

DOI

10.1038/scientificamerican1155-31

DOI registrant

Springer Nature

Link

https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican1155-31

Cited from

psychology, sociology_anthropology

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2 citations across 2 artifacts.

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Primes

• Conformity
  • Social psychology: Asch's line-judgment subjects gave answers they knew were wrong to match a unanimous group; the conformity rate dropped sharply once even a single confederate broke unanimity, revealing that the pull depends acutely on perceived consensus rather than mere group size.

    This sourceReports that conformity collapses (to ~5%) when a single confederate breaks unanimity. Live-verified.

• Social Norms
  • Asch's line-judgment studies showed that even with clear, objective stimuli, subjects conform to an obviously erroneous group norm, revealing the power of injunctive expectations over descriptive facts

    This sourceFollow-up reporting that conformity collapses sharply when a single confederate breaks unanimity, showing the pull tracks perceived consensus rather than group size.

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