The more people around us adopt a certain viewpoint, the more we are inclined to represent that viewpoint in front of the group as well — whether or not we actually believe it. We succumb to representing or even accepting false beliefs and attitudes due to our intrinsic need to fit in. Even when we are aware that something is wrong, we are tempted to support it simply because everyone else seems to be acting in the same way. This is referred to as Asch Conformity, a psychological group phenomenon that hinders the expression of minority viewpoints (first described following experiments in the 1950s by Solomon Asch).
Asch Conformity
Asch Conformity
Asch Conformity
The more people around us adopt a certain viewpoint, the more we are inclined to represent that viewpoint in front of the group as well — whether or not we actually believe it. We succumb to representing or even accepting false beliefs and attitudes due to our intrinsic need to fit in. Even when we are aware that something is wrong, we are tempted to support it simply because everyone else seems to be acting in the same way. This is referred to as Asch Conformity, a psychological group phenomenon that hinders the expression of minority viewpoints (first described following experiments in the 1950s by Solomon Asch).