Ludo’s solid, innate, and once impermeable belief of identifying as a girl was briefly bartered for the socially accepted statue of a boy – a prime example of the social-psychological principle of conformity. Conformity is defined as a change in behavior or belief in agreement with others. Conformity occurs when we shift our own behaviors or beliefs to obey, or follow society. Essentially, the basis of this principle refers to the understanding that conformity is acting or thinking differently from the way you would act or think if you were only under your own influence. Critical for understanding the principle of conformity, specific research has been administered to highlight its importance. Asch’s classic studies (1937) were instrumental
