The psychology of conformity is something we've previously explored, but its study dates back to the 1950s, with Gestalt scholar and social psychology pioneer Solomon Asch, known today as the Asch ...

The real subject of the experiment was the lone unwitting participant, and the real test was of an individual’s ability to disagree with his or her peers. Asch demonstrated a stunning effect ...

Often, in such studies as Solomon Asch’s conformity study, the focus remains on those who obey. But what of those who refused to go along? Who were these “heroic resistors,” and what made ...

The Asch experiment— we conform to fit in even when we know that group consensus is wrong. The Stanford prison experiment — we behave in accordance with cultural roles and expectations.

The study saw that the inmates ... that have also resulted in bizarre revelations about human behavior. The Asch Conformity experiments gave an insight into the power of conformity on human ...