Psychologyspeaking topic
Sherif's norm formation experiment: in an ambiguous situation, people build a shared 'truth' out of each other's guesses. How do groups construct reality?
— Muzafer Sherif, autokinetic effect / norm formation
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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