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Dr. Solomon Asch's Conformity Experiments

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Conformity has affected each of us at some time during our life. The most critical time is being a teenager. We have a willingness to please, and want to be a part of the popular group. Their behavior may not be appropriate by society standard, but because we want to fit in or belong, we may see it as the social norm. This phase of our life is said to be years, which a person’s own opinions are influenced by those of groups. It not only transpires in our teenage years, it can occur during any phase of our life. Especially if we are associated with university 's scholars, baseball teams or any organization deals with social groups. In Dr. Solomon, Asch’s conformity experiments he used psychological terms, which conformity refers to a persons’

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