One situation in which people are able to resist NSI is when the group's power is reduced by the presence of a dissenter. The presence of a dissenter offers social support and can help people resist pressure to conform. Asch (1951) found that the presence of a dissenter, even if they do not offer the right answer, caused conformity rates to drop dramatically. Social support enables people to be free to follow their own conscience as the other person acts as a model. However, the research also shows that if the dissenter then changed and conformed, the participant was likely to do so as well.