Psychologically Speaking
Psychologically Speaking
Dawn Brinkley
Conformity: Doing What Others do Just Because
24 minutes Posted May 13, 2021 at 5:00 am.
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Are you the type of person who goes along to get along? Or do you march to the beat of your own drum. In this time of masks versus no mask or vaccine versus no vaccine, are you likely to follow the adage, "When in Rome...."? Or not? If you're sure about something, you won't change your mind simply because others disagree. Or will you? Listen to this episode to find out what psychology tells us about conformity and compliance. Are we all susceptible to social influence in ways we might not realize?