Aristotle crafted changes to philosophy that greatly influenced its distinctly Western trajectory. Why did this happen at this point in philosophical history

During a discussion, dr. mansfield argues that asch's participants conformed to the confederates' responses because they wished to be correct about the lengths of the lines in the experiment. dr. roach counters that the participants conformed because they simply sought the confederates' approval. dr. mansfield is suggesting that asch's conformity is an example of social influence. dr. roach is suggesting instead that it reflects social influence.