Psychology
Asch Conformity Experiments and Group Pressure Influence
Quick fact
In Asch's classic experiments, about one-third of participants conformed to an obviously incorrect majority at least once, and across all critical trials, participants conformed 37% of the time.
Why this is interesting
Imagine you're in a room with five other people. They all agree on an answer that's clearly wrong. Do you go along with them, or trust your own eyes?