we’re on the deck of the USS Intrepid
conducting an experiment and the rules
of the game couldn’t be simpler you’ve
got to decide which one of these three
straight lines is the same length as
this first card take a look for yourself
think you’ve got it before we reveal the
answer we’ll show you where these people
stand think it’s a hey hey it’s a yeah
I’m gonna go with a it looks like
everyone is going with a definitely a
then they know something you don’t what
do you think take one last look are you
going with these people who all picked a
or did you choose to go with B or C
time’s up
got your pick
would say you’re gonna go with the group
yeah all right great is that when you
picked or did you go with another answer
it turns out the answer to this round is
C and while you likely chose C first and
stuck with your answer we also know that
some viewers might have felt the peer
pressure and switch to a would say I
want to ask you something did your gut
at first tell you that the answer was
actually see yeah but everyone is
choosing a so I just felt like I had to
pick a two you felt the pull of the
crowd yeah in case you haven’t figured
it out yet well let you in on a little
secret the first nine people in this
line were working for us and each time
we ran the experiment they were
instructed to pick the same wrong answer
hey hey hey
seeing all these people choose a left
the last person in line who wasn’t in on
it with a tough decision to go with
their gut or with a group you’re gonna
go with the group yeah although not all
of the test subjects at the end of the
line fell for it I think it’s C in spite
of what everybody else thinks you don’t
trust the wisdom of the crowd uh I’m
trusting my gut okay to be perfectly
honest I think C looks closest you think
they’re all wrong yeah okay I guess and
don’t beat yourself up if you were
tempted to go along with a crowd
make your choice
I’m had to go with a okay yeah thank you
what happened I have a confession okay I
actually thought it was C so start to
question your own judgement I did I
don’t want to be the dumb kid I want to
stand out you know I was like hey have
you ever ignored the truth to fit in
with a group just think what if those
weren’t lines but evidence in a murder
case would you be able to see past the
group consensus and just go with your
gut studies show that when someone holds
a different opinion than the rest of the
group the anterior cingulate cortex also
notice the oops area of the brain
produces an error signal we try to fix
that by modifying our opinion to be in
line with the group even if it’s a
viewpoint we’re uncomfortable with or
know what’s wrong and that’s because
there’s some major evolutionary
advantages for those who follow along
with the group namely survival do you
want to stay safe stay with the herd
conducting an experiment and the rules
of the game couldn’t be simpler you’ve
got to decide which one of these three
straight lines is the same length as
this first card take a look for yourself
think you’ve got it before we reveal the
answer we’ll show you where these people
stand think it’s a hey hey it’s a yeah
I’m gonna go with a it looks like
everyone is going with a definitely a
then they know something you don’t what
do you think take one last look are you
going with these people who all picked a
or did you choose to go with B or C
time’s up
got your pick
would say you’re gonna go with the group
yeah all right great is that when you
picked or did you go with another answer
it turns out the answer to this round is
C and while you likely chose C first and
stuck with your answer we also know that
some viewers might have felt the peer
pressure and switch to a would say I
want to ask you something did your gut
at first tell you that the answer was
actually see yeah but everyone is
choosing a so I just felt like I had to
pick a two you felt the pull of the
crowd yeah in case you haven’t figured
it out yet well let you in on a little
secret the first nine people in this
line were working for us and each time
we ran the experiment they were
instructed to pick the same wrong answer
hey hey hey
seeing all these people choose a left
the last person in line who wasn’t in on
it with a tough decision to go with
their gut or with a group you’re gonna
go with the group yeah although not all
of the test subjects at the end of the
line fell for it I think it’s C in spite
of what everybody else thinks you don’t
trust the wisdom of the crowd uh I’m
trusting my gut okay to be perfectly
honest I think C looks closest you think
they’re all wrong yeah okay I guess and
don’t beat yourself up if you were
tempted to go along with a crowd
make your choice
I’m had to go with a okay yeah thank you
what happened I have a confession okay I
actually thought it was C so start to
question your own judgement I did I
don’t want to be the dumb kid I want to
stand out you know I was like hey have
you ever ignored the truth to fit in
with a group just think what if those
weren’t lines but evidence in a murder
case would you be able to see past the
group consensus and just go with your
gut studies show that when someone holds
a different opinion than the rest of the
group the anterior cingulate cortex also
notice the oops area of the brain
produces an error signal we try to fix
that by modifying our opinion to be in
line with the group even if it’s a
viewpoint we’re uncomfortable with or
know what’s wrong and that’s because
there’s some major evolutionary
advantages for those who follow along
with the group namely survival do you
want to stay safe stay with the herd
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