Elliot is led to a room with nine other people. All ten people are then shown a picture of two lines. The line on the left is clearly shorter than the line on the right. But, when the experimenter asks everyone which line is shorter, all of the other people say that the line on the right is shorter. When it is Elliot's turn to respond we would expect him to say that:

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This scenario is similar to the Asch conformity experiments, where individuals often conform to the majority opinion even if it is clearly incorrect. Elliot is likely to conform and say the line on the right is shorter.

Elliot Is Led to a Room with Nine Other People