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 found that participants were more likely to conform to a group when there were at least three other people in the group. However, conformity increased with each additional person up to a group of around five people. Therefore, having five friends agree with Charlie's trick would increase the likelihood of Bill conforming to the group's opinion that the green jacket is actually blue.

Charlie Wants to Play a Trick on His Best Friend