Topic > Conformity in Society: Aspects of Conformity
It has been found that if subjects know that they will be together through thick and thin, they are significantly more likely to follow what others do, even if the signal is imprecise and not very informative. (“The Sound of Others: Surprising Evidence of Conformist Behavior.”). In other words, when faced with the same unpredictable outcome as the other participants, greater risk-taking behavior was triggered by the sound of the other participants' clicks. This demonstrates the fact that people are willing to blindly conform to others, even if the outcome of the situation is
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