Do you think for yourself?

Learn what groupthink is and what dangers social media poses to people seen as outsiders.

He doesn't pose a threat to me.

the type of bad decisions we make when we are in a group, which may be contrary to what we really think

contrary to against

conformity behaviour that is the same as the way most other people behave

nonconformist someone who thinks and behaves differently from other people

Decisions that are contrary to – or against – what we really think.

psychology experiment conducted in the 1950s showed that a lot of people do exactly that – they submit to the will of the group.

In which story by Hans Christian Andersen does a young boy dare to tell the truth when everyone else goes along with an obvious lie?

I know you don't like it... and neither do I!

The participants were then asked to say which line matched the line on the first card in length.

most people, most of the time, tend to fold. He uses the word fold, which means you give up.

Because even though we feel uncomfortable going along with – or agreeing with – something we don't believe, we're even more uncomfortable about disagreeing with the group.

Because when an opinion on Twitter starts to “trend”, it can take on a momentum of its own, and people adopt it simply because it's popular, not because they really believe it.

And momentum means a force that keeps something going once it has started.

An example of momentum is how quickly a car is moving down a hill.

An example of momentum is the encouragement of your parents, which keeps driving you forward and encouraging you to continue to succeed.

The Emperor's New Clothes is a story by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those who are stupid or incompetent.

Her mother was a weaver known for her craft.

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