Charlie wants to play a trick on his best friend,Bill.He wants to get Bill to agree that a green jacket is actually blue.Conformity research suggests that he will most likely succeed if

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The Asch conformity experiment showed that conformity increases with the number of people in the group. As long as there are at least 3 people (including Charlie) who agree that the green jacket is blue, Bill will likely conform and also agree that it is blue. However, the highest level of conformity occurs when there are at least 5 people in the group who agree on the wrong answer. Therefore, having five friends agree to go along with Charlie's trick is the most likely to result in Bill conforming and agreeing that the green jacket is actually blue.

Charlie Wants to Play a Trick on His Best Friend,Bill