Why We Conform to Groups: The Science of Social Pressure
The Asch conformity experiments showed that people deny the evidence of their own eyes under social pressure.
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Klucharev et al. conformity study was published in 2009 (Neuron), as the article's own reference list shows, not 2011.
BeforeA 2011 study by Vasily Klucharev and colleagues found that disagreement with a group consensus activated the rostral cingulate zone, a region associated with conflict monitoring.
AfterA 2009 study by Vasily Klucharev and colleagues found that disagreement with a group consensus activated the rostral cingulate zone, a region associated with conflict monitoring.
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