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Conformity🧠

Conformity is the act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of group norms. Their are two main reasons for conformity: normative influence and Informational influence. The opposite of conformity is self-reliance.

Brain scans show that those who defy the groups opinion will try to revise their memories while the brain tries to convince them otherwise
Despite the controversies surrounding the Milgram and SPE experiments, it is indisputable that a high percentage of normal people will conform to committing atrocities under pressure
Humans and other primates have been shown to conform to a norm even if it is detrimental
Incremental justifications can have an influence on the degree of our conformity and obedience
People have been shown to change their answer to a question if the group disagrees
Primates have been shown to copy an action if they see others doing it
Social Psychology
Surveillence leads people to refrain from speaking and acting freely
The integrating function
When we recognize the gamble in every perception, we realize the active and creative nature of our consciousness