Compliance Test: Repeating Colors Changes Answers
45sDemonstrates psychological manipulation through repetition, leading to a surprising and educational moment about compliance.
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This video demonstrates a brief psychological compliance test where the subject is instructed to repeat colors and then asked about the color of grass, revealing a tendency to conform to prior suggestions.
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Color Repetition Exercise
The instructor tells the subject to repeat 'red', 'blue', 'yellow'. The subject complies.
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Compliance Test
When asked 'What color is the grass?', the subject initially says 'green', but is corrected and then repeats the question, implying the instructor wants a different answer.
The clip illustrates how authority and prior suggestions can influence a person's response, even to obvious questions.
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What was the first answer the subject gave for the color of grass?
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What was the first answer the subject gave for the color of grass?
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Green.
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Initial Correct Response Overridden
Shows the power of social pressure to override correct knowledge.
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Just repeat after me. Red. >> Red. >> Blue. >> Blue. >> Yellow. >> Yellow. >> What color is the grass? >> Green. I've already got Gary Vaynerchuk. I've already took him. >> No, no, no, no, you got it wrong. >> I believe you. >> Yeah, you know, you got it wrong. >> I believe >> No, repeat after me. Red. >> Red. >> Blue. >> Blue. >> Yellow. >> Yellow. >> What color is the grass? >> What
color IS THE GRASS? >> THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.
