In a study building on the original autokinetic effect research, psychologists found that one year after participating in group judgments about the distance a light moves, participants when asked to judge the distance on their own still followed the group norm. This study BEST demonstrated:

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This study demonstrated private acceptance, as the participants continued to conform to the group norm even when they were no longer in a group setting and were making judgments on their own. They had internalized the group norm as their own belief.

In a Study Building on the Original Autokinetic Effect Research