Understanding The Dangers Of Group Identity

By Jordan Peterson

How We're Wired For Conformity & The Need To Resist It

By Todd Rose

The Stanford Prison Experiment: How We Fit Into The Roles We Are Given

By Bear It In MIND, Psychology Unlocked, National Geographic & Practical Psychology

The Milgram Experiment: A Lesson In Blind Obedience

By David Colarossi, Psychology Unlocked & Sprouts

“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.”

The Asch Conformity Test: Turning Our Backs On The Facts

By Perspective, Practical Psychology & Sprouts

Avoiding Echo Chambers & Embracing Disagreements

By Tim Urban

The Impact Groups Have On Innovative Thinking (& Why We Need Private Space)

By Sarah Lewis

In-Groups & Out-Groups: When It Is Us Vs Them

By Practical Psychology & Andy Luttrell

Experiments in Conformity

By National Geographic

Group Identity, Crowd Thinking & "The Herd Mentality"

By Academy Of Ideas

"To be free means to be independent, not to be influenced by what others think & say."

Films & Trailers

You Do As You Are Told, No Safe Spaces & Why Do I Need You?

Clips & Interviews

By Brené Brown, Ramit Sethi & Laurence Leung 

Insight

Time

Why We Conform to the Group: It Gets Your Brain High

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Scientific American

Following the Crowd: Changing Your Mind to Fit In May Not Be a Conscious Choice

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Lifehacker

How a Hive Mind Mentality Can Make You Capable of Anything Good, Evil, and Bizarre

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Verywell Mind

How Groupthink Impacts Our Behavior

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VeryWell Mind

How Obedience Differs From Conformity

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Steve Pavlina

How Obedient Are You?

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The Conversation

Revisiting Milgram’s shocking obedience experiments

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CBS News

Think for yourself: The danger of blind obedience

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Medium

How the echo chamber effect turns you into a groupthink Borg drone

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Sputnik

‘You Become Alike’: Neuroscientist Finds Friends’ Brain Waves Sync Over Time

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Psych Central

IQ Drops When You’re In a Group

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Brain Pickings

Elevator Groupthink: An Ingenious 1962 Psychology Experiment in Conformity

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LinkedIn

The Psychology of Group Influence: 4 Ways to Stay True To Yourself

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D.I.Y.

Psychology Today

Are You a Free Thinker? A Self-Assessment Inventory

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TED Talks

By Adam Greenwood

Tips & Webisodes

By Mind Field, BBC, Seeker & SciShow

Podcasts

Jocko Podcast

The Trickery and Power of Group Influence

You Are Not So Smart

Tribal Psychology

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Podcast Clips

Jordan Peterson

Individual Wisdom Is Lost In Large Groups Because of Social Norms

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Audio Books

The Power Of Social Influences

Taken from Conformity, by Cass R. Sunstein.

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Book Extracts

Emotional Chameleons

Taken from The Power Of Others, by Michael Bond.

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Deindividuation

Taken from You Can Beat Your Brain, by David McRaney.

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The Dilemma Of Obedience

Taken from Obedience To Authority, by Stanley Milgram.

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