This study is highly renowned in social psychology and has become the basis for many observations, conclusions, and theories. In the video studied, a psychological study is made through the experimental method, and the results are evaluated (Doc, 2014). Undoubtedly, this experiment is fascinating when observed from the outside, but many people may not be aware of it, subconsciously having the same behavior in similar situations. Conformity in a group of people is a regular social phenomenon and is studied closely.
In this study, the participant was prompted to engage in conformity behavior by his interactions with a group of test participants. A person tends to trust public opinion more than his own eyes on more occasions. It can be explained both by an instinct for unity with the majority and by a reluctance to stand out and conflict with other members of society or to express differences (Da Silva et al., 2022). Apparently, even when convinced of the wrongness of much of society, many subjects align themselves with the opinion of the majority.
The ability to record one’s answers influenced the results of the study in the direction of increasing the individualism of the subject. A personal sheet of paper with answers saved the tested person from having to voice his answer and fearing denunciation or other adverse reactions from additional participants (Da Silva et al., 2022). However, the interesting point is that the monotonous incorrect answers of the whole group sometimes made the writer doubt his own answer, and the potentially elementary test still ended up containing errors. This study assessed the importance of the opinion of others in an individual’s decision-making and repetition of specific actions or statements, which is an essential part of many modern psychological and sociological researches.
References
Da Silva, T. V., Requião da Cunha, B., & Goncalves, S. (2022). Bounded confidence opinion dynamics with Asch-like social conformity in paradigmatic and real networks. SSRN Electronic Journal, 4066973. Web.
Doc, K. (2014). Asch’s Conformity. Youtube. Web.