@_ppmv @linasvepstas @JohnF1968 @sandlwise01 Considering we're social beings who've been dependent on the social group for survival, it's no surprise that conformity exerts a strong pull. Interesting paper: https://t.co/yC3YSITRQv
@ptr_mcl @dioscuri @NathanpmYoung Yes, very much so - but it's not what the popular conception makes it out to be, and Asch himself didn't see it that way either. Conformity seems to be a very common social learning strategy across species https://t.co/zN
Studies of conformism show that people follow the herd mainly when there is "a large group ... they were uncertain in their own abilities to solve the tasks and the majority was very large" This is why the 'no debate' & deplatforming battles are cruci
@IrisVanRooij @JCSkewesDK There are a fair number of theoretical explanations for conformity, but this is often considered outside "social psychology" because [grumble grumble]. Not saying it's fully explained, but here's a nice short review. https://t.co