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Asch situation

Asch situation The Asch situation is a research setting in which a person faces pressure to go along publicly with other participants’ clearly incorrect answers.

The Asch situation is a research setting in which a person faces pressure to go along publicly with other participants’ clearly incorrect answers. In this social context, the pull to conform can be experienced as socially threatening and may lead people to respond more cautiously or inhibit their usual behavior.

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Drafting source: van den Bos Kees; Lind E. A.; Bommelé Jeroen; VandeVondele Sebastian D. J.. Reminders of behavioral disinhibition increase public conformity in the Asch paradigm and behavioral affiliation with ingroup members. 2015; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00837; article XML SHA-256 80130984c5ebb9282085bfc3cdbdb38a41a1cb6421f36b6fd10e5b56c179127d. “Reminders of behavioral disinhibition increase public conformity in the Asch paradigm and behavioral affiliation with ingroup members” (10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00837).
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