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Understanding Conformity: Exploring its Impact on Society Student's Name Institutional Affiliation Course Code & Title Professor's Name Submission Date Human behavior depends on personal traits, interpersonal interactions, and social conventions. Conformity, which implies individuals changing their ideas or actions to align with those of a particular group, is a significant aspect. The concept of conformity deals with societal dynamics and human nature, as seen in the Asch Conformity Experiments and the Stanford Prison Experiment. The Asch Conformity Experiments constitutes a study by Solomon Asch to understand the way individuals forgo their beliefs and subdue to group pressure. Philip Zimbardo conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment to ascertain the psychological effects of perceived authority and power in a regulated prison setting. The two events showed how situational conditions and social norms model human behavior. This paper examines applying social psychology principles in practical scenarios by analyzing social influence and conformity. It aims to explain conformism by applying informational and normative theories of social influence on these events. This paper argues that conformity, informational, and normative social influence might help to understand human behavior and social dynamics. More specifically, it argues that conformity shapes individual and societal behavior. It intends to contribute to social psychology discussions and shed light on social behavior. Real-World Events The Asch Conformity Experiments Solomon Asch's 1950s Asch Conformity Experiments showed how social influence affects behavior in social psychology. These tests examined whether people would follow group pressure despite their own beliefs. The psychologist Solomon Asch designed research on conformity and perceptual judgment. In most experiments, one person was the subject, and the rest were confederates coached to deliver prearranged responses. Deceptively simple, participants were shown a standard line and asked to match it with one of three comparison lines of different lengths. The surprise was that the Confederates purposefully gave erroneous responses in some trials. The Asch Conformity Experiments were shocking and insightful. Despite the apparent correct response, participants typically agreed with the group's wrong judgment. There was a mean error rate of 36.8% of the 123 real subjects in the critical trials in which the group provided the wrong answer (Franzen & Mader, 2023). Several factors caused conformity in the Asch experiments. Group unanimity was a significant factor since compliance rates decreased even with a single dissenter. On the other hand, conformity varied depending on the majority size and perceived expertise of group members, whereby higher numbers and more intelligent peers exerted more pressure. The Asch Conformity Experiments revolutionized knowledge about social influence and group dynamics. They indicated how conformity pervades social interactions, and individuals can forfeit their opinions for collective consent. Also, these trials demonstrated the impact of social context on behavior, thus illustrating that conformity can arise even in situations with clear answers. Individual judgment and collective dynamics significantly impact social behavior (Franzen & Mader, 2023). Stanford Prison Experiment Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted by psychologist Philip Zimbardo, aimed to reveal how perceived authority and power affect human behavior. The experiment utilized a regulated prison setting with participants having situational and social roles to show how individuals adapt to societal rules in different environments, specifically in prisons. The study involved males chosen from universities who would act as either guards or prisoners for two weeks of imprisonment. Participants did not get their positions for any particular reason, but they had been taught what the...