Asch conformity experiments
![One of the pairs of cards used in the experiment. The card on the left has the reference line and the one on the right shows the three comparison lines.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Asch_experiment.svg4728.png")
![An example of Asch's experimental procedure in 1955. There are six confederates and one real participant (second to last person sitting to the right of the table).](/Images/godic/202412/22/Asch_conformity_19554728.jpg")
In psychology, the Asch conformity experiments or the Asch Paradigm refers to a series of studies directed by Solomon Asch studying if and how individuals yielded to or defied a majority group and the effect of such influences on beliefs and opinions.