{"id":22033,"date":"2022-04-17T16:43:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T14:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=22033"},"modified":"2022-04-27T05:34:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T03:34:39","slug":"conformity-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/04\/conformity-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"Conformity Bias"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conformity bias refers to our tendency to go along with a group and to be influenced by those around us. It occurs when we model our behavior to fit the behavior of others rather than using our own judgement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video to know what conformity bias is and see how it works and be able to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Conformity Bias | Concepts Unwrapped\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9McrEaovuM?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is conformity bias? Cite some examples.<\/li><li>How does conformity affect decision-making?<\/li><li>What should we do in order to maintain independence in the face of the pressure to conform?<\/li><li>Share an experience you had about conformity bias.<\/li><li>What is your opinion on groupthink?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Conformity bias refers to our tendency to go along with a group and to be influenced by those around us. It occurs when we model our behavior to fit the behavior of others rather than using our own judgement. 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