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Mind changers : Programme 1 : Solomon Asch (Radio 4 series: Landmark experiments in psychology)

The first programme in the series looks at the American social psychologist Solomon Asch and his studies on conformity in the 1950s. Claudia Hammond investigates the reasons for conformity and asks whether we're more or less likely to conform today.

Details
Published: 
2003
Author: 
Claudia Hammond
Roy Eidelson
Mark Glanville
Henry Gleitman
Clark McAuley
Dean Peabody
Paul Rozin
Peter Smith
Dr Clifford Stott
Publisher: 
British Broadcasting Corporation