Asch Paradigm

[Forsaken]

I came across this subject, Asch conformity experiments. For those who don't know what it is - Asch Paradigm or Asch conformity experiments were a series of laboratory experiments that demonstrated the degree to which an individuals own opinions are influenced by those of a majority group or people around them.

http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/08/t...iment.html

Probably one of the reason why we have the "bible belt" in south-eastern and south-central United States or the Islamic states concentrated in or around the Middle-Eastern region in Asia.

[Dee Dee Ramone]

I came across this subject, Asch conformity experiments. For those who don't know what it is - Asch Paradigm or Asch conformity experiments were a series of laboratory experiments that demonstrated the degree to which an individuals own opinions are influenced by those of a majority group or people around them.

http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/08/t...iment.html

Probably one of the reason why we have the "bible belt" in south-eastern and south-central United States or the Islamic states concentrated in or around the Middle-Eastern region in Asia.

Conformity is an ugly phenomenon indeed.

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

I think it's funny you chose only religious examples of this phenomena. Atheists aren't excluded. Surely not every single atheist in Europe or Canada or the west coast came to atheism without some influence of their own surroundings. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding this.

[Forsaken]

I think it's funny you chose only religious examples of this phenomena. Atheists aren't excluded. Surely not every single atheist in Europe or Canada or the west coast came to atheism without some influence of their own surroundings. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding this.

I guess conformity to science (without sufficient knowledge in any particular discipline of science) is an example of some atheists "suffering" this phenomena.

[Dee Dee Ramone]

Yeah, atheist are not excluded. But I assume, the social pressure is HUGE in a theocracy compared to a more individualistic society.