8 Nov 2025 · 5:28
Following the crowd: Why We Doubt Our Own Eyes
Asch conformity experiments
Would you trust your own judgment if everyone around you seemed to disagree?
In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore conformity through Solomon Asch’s famous line-judgment experiments, which examined how people respond when a group gives an answer that conflicts with what they believe they see. We look at how social pressure can influence our choices, even when the answer seems clear.
But why can the opinions of others make us doubt our own perception? Discover how the desire to fit in can shape our decisions, influence our behaviour, and reveal the powerful pull of the group.