Question

Henry is juror number four in a murder trial. He believes the accused is guilty, but when the jurors vote it becomes clear he is the only one that thinks this way. Henry votes not guilty along with the other jurors despite what he sees as evidence clearly indicating guilt. This is an example of the ________ effect.

Answer 1

Answer: Henry is an example of the Asch effect.

Explanation: The Asch effect is a social experiment created by Solomon Asch, in the 1950's.

He created it to test whether pressure from the majority of a group, had impact to cause an individual to conform from their beliefs (in this case its, Henry).

He came to the conclusion that the individual conforms as a need to fit in with the group and also the fact that, he thinks that the group is more informed that him.