The Asch conformity experiments, conducted by social psychologist Solomon Asch in the 1950s, are some of the most well-known and influential studies in the field of social psychology. These ...

What causes individuals to conform to the opinions and judgments of others? Why do they need to? When is it an advantage to merge with the group and when is it not? Investigating the social, ...

At some point, everyone has done something weird to fit in. Maybe you have lied about your favorite guilty pleasure song to avoid public shame. Maybe you owned seven pairs of bell bottoms in the ’70s ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Human Behavior examined why people follow rules. Rules are fundamental in maintaining a stable social order and fostering cooperation. Rules shape daily ...

A new study looks at the impact of group conformity on task performance in various environments and leverages insights from cultural evolution, social learning, and social psychology to experimentally ...

Awe—the emotion we feel in the presence of something vast or powerful that challenges our understanding—has the remarkable ability to help us transcend ourselves. It makes us feel smaller and more one ...

At some point, everyone has done something weird to fit in. Maybe you have lied about what your favorite guilty pleasure song is to avoid public shame. Maybe you owned seven pairs of bell bottoms in ...