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  • Опубликовано: 23 фев 2015
  • We've all heard the expression, "trust your gut." But when you find your gut instinct is different from everyone else's, whose gut will you trust?
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Комментарии • 403

  • @Sionnach1601
    @Sionnach1601 4 года назад +113

    "If you are a minority of one, the Truth is still the Truth."
    Dear, Mr. Gandhi

  • @theoverseer393
    @theoverseer393 7 лет назад +412

    lol I thought A but they all chose A so i chose C

    • @tanmaypalkar9861
      @tanmaypalkar9861 6 лет назад

      Michael Alexander ROFL

    • @johnwilson9391
      @johnwilson9391 6 лет назад +16

      we have a psychopath, KILL IT

    • @steffieswift5484
      @steffieswift5484 6 лет назад +1

      Same 😂

    • @audreyd1787
      @audreyd1787 5 лет назад +1

      John Wilson so thinking something different from others means you are a psychopath?

    • @worldisfilledb
      @worldisfilledb 4 года назад +4

      @@audreyd1787 you completed missed what they meant, you just aren't smart enough to understand the meaning of what he said lol sad cause it's pretty simple

  • @Razgriz85
    @Razgriz85 4 года назад +351

    I'd rather be right and alone, than wrong and with a group of idiots.

    • @1.4142
      @1.4142 4 года назад +5

      @LamaDeluxe stereotypes much?

    • @KydLives
      @KydLives 3 года назад

      Same

    • @elijahatlas5203
      @elijahatlas5203 3 года назад

      Instablaster

    • @Quetzalcoatlus_Lawson
      @Quetzalcoatlus_Lawson 2 года назад +26

      That's what everyone thinks they are, purely rational. You'd probably also go with the group if you were in this experiment.

    • @Bruh8971
      @Bruh8971 2 года назад +12

      Lol keep thinking like that until you are wrong and the ONLY ONE wrong ALONE. You’d look more stupid than to be wrong with the group.

  • @sappy.3xe
    @sappy.3xe 5 лет назад +62

    My English teacher conducted the same experiment, although a bit altered. Most students didn’t conform, which was interesting. Mob mentality is truly intriguing.

    • @saadhafejee1742
      @saadhafejee1742 4 года назад +14

      May have felt less awkward with ppl u already knw.

  • @ashlimathis3148
    @ashlimathis3148 3 года назад +107

    I'm a teacher and I think this is perfect to show to my kids while we're reading Orwell's 1984.

    • @veronicaflamenco
      @veronicaflamenco 2 года назад +4

      I want you to be my kids' teacher!

    • @BabbleOn777
      @BabbleOn777 Год назад +4

      My teacher had us read 1984 in 1984 when I was 12...moved onto Brave New World on my own. What a time to be alive.

    • @lilyyy778
      @lilyyy778 Год назад

      Tank God I read that book when I was in high school. I still think about it nearly every week.

    • @Jakkaribik1
      @Jakkaribik1 10 месяцев назад

      Also show it In class but hide that this is illegal because the State doesnt want more people to know about this so you would be most likely get in trouble

  • @srisiri3611
    @srisiri3611 6 лет назад +133

    I thought the answer is C

  • @imamassalieh3536
    @imamassalieh3536 5 лет назад +38

    I love this experiment.. it shows how much you have an independent thinking.

    • @SveenxHD
      @SveenxHD 4 года назад +11

      herd mentality.. most people are like that. the absence of individual thinking makes them dependent on instincts for survival like animals. most people would also disagree with me, but its just the sheep trying to survive

    • @DMRCapitalHill
      @DMRCapitalHill Год назад +2

      @@SveenxHD FACTS! SHEEP, NPCs, HYLICS, SOMATICS, I refuse to be a sheep!

  • @TKNovak
    @TKNovak 7 лет назад +271

    Peer pressure, the root of all evil.

  • @evacuationdurgence768
    @evacuationdurgence768 5 лет назад +51

    People who are not confident choose like the group

    • @6infinity8
      @6infinity8 3 года назад +3

      Weak-minded people indeed

  • @yusuf-5531
    @yusuf-5531 6 лет назад +201

    Oops. I thought it was B.

    • @mariec8619
      @mariec8619 6 лет назад +1

      Me too!!

    • @slimealive2553
      @slimealive2553 6 лет назад

      Yusuf Ali I thought the answer was c

    • @YoUtUbEhAnDlEsArEgReAt
      @YoUtUbEhAnDlEsArEgReAt 4 года назад +6

      Same, it's because they never showed them in the same shot. They had a quick shot of the first line, then another quick pan over to the other set of lines.
      People experiencing it first hand would have seen it much more clearly. I'm guessing they couldn't fit both in the same shot without it looking terrible, especially with all the distractions in the background.

    • @worldisfilledb
      @worldisfilledb 4 года назад

      You really thought it was B? Oh my God that's so sad truly

    • @ericaross7977
      @ericaross7977 4 года назад +1

      Me too

  • @ssj4vrn
    @ssj4vrn Год назад +7

    The real experiment is when there is a high stakes scenario. A game won't uncover/amplify that behaviour as much as when you are dealing with a situation where stakes are high eg your survival, lot of money is at stake, safety of you or someone you love etc. It would also be interesting to study this phenomenon with respect to age, gender, nationality, education.

  • @BloodTar
    @BloodTar 5 лет назад +245

    Did anyone else get the uneasy feeling that at the end of the video he was encouraging us to stay with the herd? Weird.

    • @theun6073
      @theun6073 3 года назад +16

      Its government propaganda they want us to follow the rules.

    • @ardeshiraqayi9976
      @ardeshiraqayi9976 3 года назад +28

      No, this video just wants us to understand that we are a species of animals, too, and the only difference between us and other animals is the complexity and trainability of our brain.

    • @sandra6790
      @sandra6790 3 года назад +16

      I don’t think it was meant that way, he was explaining why we follow the group even though they are wrong, it’s because WE think that ”if we want to be safe, stay with the herd” ,

    • @Raybets
      @Raybets 3 года назад +14

      Yeah wrong moral message lol.
      Never trade your critical thinking for social conformity.

    • @Roger-dv5vo
      @Roger-dv5vo 3 года назад +1

      yep, i was like lol?

  • @adisuyash
    @adisuyash 4 года назад +15

    I am a lonewolf believe me things are complete different with me if everyone chooses the same thing no matter if it's wrong or right.. I will always choose the different one...

    • @abshir4133
      @abshir4133 Год назад

      That means most of the time you will be right. And that is how I think also.

    • @realdragon
      @realdragon Месяц назад

      "I would have never fallen for that" - everybody in the comment section

  • @Raybets
    @Raybets 3 года назад +33

    Never trade your critical thinking for social conformity!

    • @Trex10100
      @Trex10100 Год назад

      Look how well trading it in for social conformity working for us now

  • @Raybets
    @Raybets 3 года назад +30

    It's dangerous to blindly follow any rule, trend, custom and tradition folks!
    Don't be afraid to think critically even if you stand alone :)

    • @ActivistVictor
      @ActivistVictor 2 года назад +1

      This is exactly why I wouldn’t get involved with organized religion even if I were religious. The pressure to just ‘accept the writings’ even when they don’t make sense (eg, promoting killing) is creepy to me.

    • @Raybets
      @Raybets 2 года назад

      @@ActivistVictor Right on.

  • @theintrepid7583
    @theintrepid7583 5 лет назад +35

    I thought it was a trick and they were all the same length.😂

    • @aaronmuller6050
      @aaronmuller6050 4 года назад +4

      You have a problem

    • @HudaefCares
      @HudaefCares 4 года назад +3

      Same. But I thought it was none of them. Didn't get a good look at the choices lol

    • @lonew872
      @lonew872 3 года назад

      Tf

    • @sandra6790
      @sandra6790 3 года назад

      I thought it was B 💀

  • @Peace-fm1ei
    @Peace-fm1ei 3 года назад +10

    I'm that type of person who chose what feels right. not because I'm confident, but because I don't care about people that much. I don't have many friends for the same reason

  • @Anuanu-uc5bq
    @Anuanu-uc5bq 3 года назад +19

    "If you wanna stay safe, stay with the herd" not always 😡.
    Time n place matters.

    • @sauroman1
      @sauroman1 3 года назад +5

      Lets say EMP catastrophe happens and many will die of hunger and violence. But hardened outcast survivalists will be ready and have greater survival chances.

    • @ardeshiraqayi9976
      @ardeshiraqayi9976 3 года назад

      No, that was a quote from our evolutionary brain, not our today brains !

    • @sauroman1
      @sauroman1 3 года назад +2

      @@ardeshiraqayi9976 Humans are still dumb. Ancient people might have been smarter for example in ancient Athens

    • @ardeshiraqayi9976
      @ardeshiraqayi9976 3 года назад

      @@sauroman1 😐😐😐

    • @osamaqtaitat
      @osamaqtaitat 2 года назад +1

      The warmth of herd, enslavement and yarn

  • @DefeatLust
    @DefeatLust 5 лет назад +12

    Very well said at the end. If you wana stay safe, stay with the rest of the average. If you want to be king, stand out.

  • @orated762
    @orated762 3 года назад +8

    Politics today explained in 3min. Great video, needs more traction in 2020-2021.

  • @biblereadinginmalayalam3887
    @biblereadinginmalayalam3887 5 лет назад +6

    I chose C by comparing the length of the lines with the board.

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  • @aristos247
    @aristos247 4 года назад +16

    You have to put your EGO down to go with your own opinion no matter what others believe..☺

  • @princessnylleberan4093
    @princessnylleberan4093 4 года назад +3

    I got C correct!

  • @yourdedcat-qr7ln
    @yourdedcat-qr7ln 3 года назад +4

    Peer pressure is more important than provable facts to people.

  • @skeletorgames8641
    @skeletorgames8641 3 года назад +3

    Stay with the herd to stay safe? Someone never heard of Lemmings before.

  • @raznamajeed7224
    @raznamajeed7224 6 лет назад +24

    I chose a first then c

    • @callen9623
      @callen9623 4 года назад

      Same. I feel like it is a camera trick

  • @eaholland9146
    @eaholland9146 4 года назад +15

    "If you want to stay safe, stay with the herd."
    Huh. The buffalo herd that ran off a cliff might beg to differ. (This was called the "Buffalo Jump" and how Native Americans hunted and killed buffaloes, knowing the buffalo would follow the crowd). The crowd is definitely not always right, as this video also shows. Weird quote to close the video with.

    • @skeletorgames8641
      @skeletorgames8641 3 года назад +1

      And then there are lemmings. Where the herd literally frequently runs off cliffs to the death.

    • @ardeshiraqayi9976
      @ardeshiraqayi9976 3 года назад +2

      No, that was a quote from our evolutionary brain, not our today brains !
      this video just wants us to understand that we are a species of animals, too, and the only difference between us and other animals is the complexity and trainability of our brain.

    • @rawman44
      @rawman44 2 года назад +1

      @@ardeshiraqayi9976 no, the quote was definitely from the video, I heard it

  • @Be1smaht
    @Be1smaht 6 лет назад +44

    You notice how the C people are all alphas. A C person is special and will be outstanding in a a good or bad way.

    • @Sionnach1601
      @Sionnach1601 4 года назад +5

      You're partly right. But Alphas can tend to go with the group if it suits their agenda, then rouse those next to them to ridicule the sore thumb, standing out in his or her own.
      I am not an alpha, but I have constantly been at odds with most group thinking, but been proven right afterwards.
      Being honest, it still doesn't get any easier being the sore thumb, BUT I cannot ignore my conscience nor disrespect the mechanism within me that is designed to recognise the Truth.
      As Mr. Gandhi said:
      "If you are a minority of one, the Truth is still the Truth."

    • @aquilliusranger2137
      @aquilliusranger2137 9 месяцев назад

      And the people who chose B just because it’s the longest is gigachad material. 😎

  • @solesearched
    @solesearched 9 лет назад

    One of very few things I miss most about living in CT was being able to hop the train to NY and spending the day at the USS Intrepid. If your ever traveling to NY, definitely put the Intrepid on your itinerary!

  • @unarei
    @unarei 6 лет назад +20

    it looked like C but that's probably because I have the advantage of seeing it on a screen
    edit: since everyone was choosing A and this is a brain games episode it's obviously not A

  • @SOTE_RoH
    @SOTE_RoH 6 лет назад +5

    I was like "It is C, cmon! It totaly matches!"

  • @TheCrystalGlow
    @TheCrystalGlow 2 года назад +3

    I immediately knew it was C. Depth perception is important, and it’s also important to know that it’s wrong.

  • @swagatasaikia376
    @swagatasaikia376 5 лет назад +2

    Is not it same to Asch conformity experiment?

  • @alkarawat2916
    @alkarawat2916 4 года назад +6

    Yes my answer was c
    And my parents told me to be with ur own decision and be under peer pressure😉😉

  • @xFENRIRLOKISSONx
    @xFENRIRLOKISSONx 5 лет назад +14

    "Katy wore amry pants and flip flops,so I wore army pants and flip flops"

  • @27forlife
    @27forlife 2 года назад +3

    This exists in every society in the world.

  • @DustyLambert
    @DustyLambert 6 лет назад +3

    Where can I find sources for the studies that these are based on?

  • @azazel5701
    @azazel5701 2 года назад +3

    "You wanna stay safe, stay with the herd"
    Yeah if the heard is a herd of sheep

  • @elliottatlas
    @elliottatlas 3 года назад +5

    This is why we are in this nonsensical mess in 2021

  • @vaibhav2k13
    @vaibhav2k13 6 лет назад +2

    I knew it was C and also figured out the first few people were actors.

  • @JaazdeJazz
    @JaazdeJazz 4 года назад +4

    How about you mention this is the Asch conformity experiment, since it is IDENTICAL to the one put in place by Solomon Asch? And how about you don't suggest we stick to the crowd, seconds after you've shown how deceitful it can be.

  • @charliekim8571
    @charliekim8571 Год назад +1

    2:01 guy is definitely a Entp

  • @swaritk5875
    @swaritk5875 6 лет назад +2

    I choose c and got it correct

  • @kirtpurdy3796
    @kirtpurdy3796 2 месяца назад

    In a group of strangers, people will conform more quickly than in a group of people who know each other, i.e., a classroom.
    It is interesting, though, that we may set aside "truth" for "acceptance" and "comfort".

  • @freedom4life312
    @freedom4life312 Год назад +1

    This is why I rather be an outcast and unpopular then following the world. I always say, "I don't use common sense, I just make sense of things." Instead of following fallable humans, I chose to follow Christ...who's Perfect in all ways. 👍

  • @tominkurisunkal886
    @tominkurisunkal886 6 лет назад +1

    Can u show both in the same frame?

  • @lilthunder9623
    @lilthunder9623 3 года назад +3

    THEY ARE ALL MILLENNIALS of course they have a herd mentality 😂😂

  • @ChronicleBlaster
    @ChronicleBlaster 2 года назад +1

    I ALWAYS GO WITH THE GUT!! then I feel pride in choosing a different answer.... sucess

  • @clara-wz9uz
    @clara-wz9uz 6 лет назад +1

    I chose C

  • @spectrumboy6103
    @spectrumboy6103 10 месяцев назад

    i chose c first, then b.. like my teacher said..
    "usually the answer you choose first is the correct one"
    i have had this show true so many times

  • @sharmaineced2710
    @sharmaineced2710 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful brain games😄

  • @SveenxHD
    @SveenxHD 4 года назад +4

    "agreeing with the herd gives advantages for survival".. yeah well i guess that's how life works for the average human. i mean, how would they survive in this dangerous world if they didnt pick the same stick on a tv show? thank god for instincts.

    • @guyfierimtwi
      @guyfierimtwi 2 года назад

      Yeah, because you shouldnt follow 50 people runming out of a building because of an emergency

  • @HomebrandFishfood
    @HomebrandFishfood 5 лет назад +1

    I chose c

  • @StockholmLife08
    @StockholmLife08 4 года назад +2

    The effects of social media and leaving logic

  • @SoMooLand1nine7
    @SoMooLand1nine7 5 лет назад +1

    I've been choosing the letter C the first time he's Instructing the pollers. So yeah! Thanks

  • @asteryehtut8670
    @asteryehtut8670 5 лет назад +1

    I choose c

  • @bethzynicolas7895
    @bethzynicolas7895 8 лет назад +4

    yessss I got it right

  • @iluvmusicqwe
    @iluvmusicqwe 2 года назад

    If it was some countries like Australia, New Zealand and Ireland they would boo the person who chose C. Tall poppy syndrome.

  • @tymeadows5729
    @tymeadows5729 4 года назад +1

    How did I pick B? How?

  • @emman100
    @emman100 6 лет назад +9

    At the end, were they encouraging us to go along with the herd?

    • @jonaya9202
      @jonaya9202 5 лет назад

      Quantum Emman right?

    • @BloodTar
      @BloodTar 5 лет назад

      Kinda sounded that way.

    • @jhontargeryian7588
      @jhontargeryian7588 4 года назад

      even they did not encouraged us, we choose to stay with the herd in most cases 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @Garettbugda
    @Garettbugda Год назад +1

    The only thing I didn't like about this video is the last comment, "if you want to stay safe, stay with herd". This is true if the herd is correct. If the herd is running off a cliff, then there is no safety. I may be reading into this a bit. I think the first part was extremely powerful. I think the end of the video sets the wrong message.

  • @FazeAlG
    @FazeAlG 3 года назад +1

    whats the difference between this and the jury decision then?

  • @purpleocean8627
    @purpleocean8627 3 года назад +1

    I definitely choosed C 🤩

  • @dylansmith5240
    @dylansmith5240 6 лет назад +1

    i chose c

  • @michaelnguyen8413
    @michaelnguyen8413 6 лет назад +1

    i picked c and ik it was

  • @NnannaOko
    @NnannaOko 5 лет назад +2

    I went with my gut, I chose C

  • @Minjeyo_
    @Minjeyo_ 5 лет назад +1

    Got it right!

  • @impishshrimp2999
    @impishshrimp2999 7 лет назад +3

    i got it right!!!

  • @S2I2
    @S2I2 4 года назад +3

    Am I the only one who would actually choose C?

  • @Uatemydoodle
    @Uatemydoodle Год назад +1

    My first guess was C. When they all chose A, I knew the lot were paid actors.

  • @jerbearnone2012
    @jerbearnone2012 4 года назад

    So the Asch Conformity experiment?

  • @crazybeings5383
    @crazybeings5383 5 лет назад +1

    I chose A .....yeah

  • @justanothertroll9205
    @justanothertroll9205 6 лет назад +1

    main purpose in my life is to be me. i have the car nobody aproves, i live my life in my own benefit and do what i like not what they do

  • @devvratsharma6045
    @devvratsharma6045 4 года назад +1

    It was a conspicuous C...

  • @fredishseals4225
    @fredishseals4225 6 лет назад +1

    I thought it was C

  • @theun6073
    @theun6073 3 года назад +8

    Pov: You are here for Online School.

    • @idontknow9542
      @idontknow9542 3 года назад

      Lmaooo just now using this video

    • @raztox3050
      @raztox3050 3 года назад +1

      just now using the video too

  • @kirtirajlahiry8135
    @kirtirajlahiry8135 4 года назад +2

    This is a philosophical issue that has been brought up. Great experiment.

  • @wilecatrexy
    @wilecatrexy 4 года назад +7

    Unless everyone is herded to the slaughterhouse.

  • @raghuram3724
    @raghuram3724 6 лет назад +1

    I chose B

  • @tania2299
    @tania2299 5 лет назад +1

    I thought it was c

  • @TheRealTonyBoi
    @TheRealTonyBoi 2 года назад

    Plese tell me what is this season and episode??

  • @booksforeveryone8728
    @booksforeveryone8728 2 года назад +1

    Black guy : I wanted to stand out so I choosed what everyone choosed .

  • @romanzapata7613
    @romanzapata7613 4 года назад +2

    Normative social influence breh

  • @MinhNguyen-wz2wn
    @MinhNguyen-wz2wn 2 года назад +1

    I notice that people who choose C look like someone with a higher status. May be their strong mindset has lead them far in life. Just my feeling, I don't discriminate anyone here lol

  • @UltraSaltyDomer1776
    @UltraSaltyDomer1776 2 года назад

    Be a free thinker. Good for her

  • @Shiva-bi9in
    @Shiva-bi9in 4 года назад +4

    I chose A before any of em even began am I really an idiot oh no help I--

  • @vanadriany4793
    @vanadriany4793 2 года назад

    Twelve Angry Men is the perfect film for this phenomenon.

  • @TayyabJunior
    @TayyabJunior 11 месяцев назад +1

    Our mind thought that if everyone is choosing A. I will not be smarter than others to chose b or c

  • @anubhavsaxena5982
    @anubhavsaxena5982 6 лет назад +1

    I choose C

  • @deepanshugarg1497
    @deepanshugarg1497 4 года назад

    ooooo my good such a fabulous experiment

  • @deepalichandrawal5493
    @deepalichandrawal5493 6 лет назад +1

    I chose C 😁

  • @perrieyuma3003
    @perrieyuma3003 6 лет назад +1

    I said c

  • @LainButtons
    @LainButtons 4 года назад +1

    No. I picked B.

  • @Unknown-rt7qp
    @Unknown-rt7qp 6 лет назад +2

    I hate following a group... Maybe I'm diffrent.

  • @Siddharth2460
    @Siddharth2460 4 года назад +1

    I chose C from the beginning. There’s a movie “12 Angry Men”. Its simple if something has 100% correct polls go for the other one. Same reason goes for no politician can have 100% votes and no video, no matter how good gets 100% likes.

  • @Jakkaribik1
    @Jakkaribik1 10 месяцев назад

    If the Herd is Wrong all could Perish even if not all could Drink from a Poisonous well

  • @cloroxboi4870
    @cloroxboi4870 5 лет назад +2

    Peer pressure

  • @ItIsWhatItIs702
    @ItIsWhatItIs702 10 месяцев назад +2

    "To be perfectly honest I think C is the closest"
    "You think they're all wrong"
    "Yeah, bye guys" 😎✌️🤣🤣🤣

  • @asmr65524
    @asmr65524 2 года назад +1

    I chose C and stick to my answer till the end
    Bcz i know i am right 😉