"A new study explains why people take stupid chances when all of their friends are watching that they would never take by themselves. According to the study, the human brain places more value on winning in a social setting than it does on winning when you're alone."
Within the AP Seminar course, you can make cross-curricular connections within a theme by looking at the theme through different lenses. These lenses are a way to stimulate thoughts and ideas.
Summarizes the work of Professor Ernesto Estrada, of the University of Strathclyde's Department of Mathematics and Statistics who "examined the effect of direct and indirect social influences -- otherwise known as peer pressure -- "
