Conformity - Mind Field (Ep 2)

foreign my name's Ron and your task is to choose the line on the right that matches the line on the left all right this seems like an easy enough task which line on the right is the same length as the one on the left the answer is clearly three one one why is everyone saying one are their eyes not working have we just discovered some new type of Illusion no the answer is we paid them to lie [Music] today we are going to be demonstrating a very famous psychological experiment experiment tests Conformity and whether or not a person will say something incorrect simply because everyone else is what matters more being right or fitting in [Music] we have five professional actors that have been instructed to do as we say often they will be lying about what they think the answer is but in position number five a real participant who has no idea what's going on will be seated now their task is to match the length of the line on the left with one of the lines on the right but what if everyone else in the room gave the wrong answer would you be bold enough to stick out and say what you saw or would you just fit in because it's easier or less uncomfortable let's find out so welcome everyone my name's Ron your task is to choose the line on the right that matches the line on the left I'll