We might not want to admit it, but deep in our brains is a desperate desire for social acceptance. And social media takes that desire and cranks it up to 11. So much so, that it’s easy to just conform ...

When you quietly agree with the statements of a group, how does conforming change you? Are you able to retain your original views? Or does conforming alter the way you see the world? Interest in the ...

Conformity rules Even when people try to be different from each other, they may end up conforming with the majority around them, a new model suggests. Breaking the stranglehold of conformity only ...

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Higher morale and greater happiness contribute to the success of clans, religions, sports teams, companies, nations, and any group to which a person belongs. However, groups encourage and sometimes ...

Figure 1: Two techniques for gaining food from the ‘Pan-pipes’ apparatus. The task was then made accessible to all chimpanzees over a total period of 36 h, spread over 10 days (T1). In this phase, 15 ...

Ariana Lee writes on beauty standards and conformity at Stanford, analyzing their origins and what we can do to face them.