Tag Archives: M.J. Hornsey

What kind of deviant?

Posted on December 30, 2014 by knlistman

Authors are well aware that readers favor the rebel who follows a different drummer or stands defiant before the crowd. Social psychologists and sociologists have actually done  a good deal of research on groups’ reaction to this kind of person. … Continue reading →

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When characters will not conform

Posted on December 23, 2014 by knlistman

The social psychologist Solomon Asch  is famous for his experiments on  how peer pressure affects our perceptions in 1950s.  According to Asch if all those answering before the research participant selected the same incorrect answer approximately 76% of the people … Continue reading →

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