Conformity Research

Which explanation best describes Asch's task in his experiment?

• It was an ambivalent task

• It was an unambiguous task

• It was an ambiguous task

• It was an unusual task

Which statement is TRUE in describing Asch's participants?

• There were 123 female students

• There were 123 male and female students

• There were 123 male confederates

• There were 123 male students

In the orignal experiment, all CONFEDERATES were instructed to give the same incorrect answer about the length of lines?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which statements best describe the findings of Asch's research? Select as many answers which apply

• Participants conformed on 32% of trials overall

• Participants conformed on 75% of trials overall

• 75% of participants conformed at least once

• 32% of participants conformed at least once

Which TYPE of conformity is Asch's experiment an example of?

• Compliance

• Identification

• Internalisation

In variations of the original experiment, which statement best describes what happened when the task became more difficult

• The lines were made more different in length and conformity increased

• The lines were made more different in length and conformity decreased

• The lines were made similar in length and conformity increased

• The lines were made similar in length and conformity decreased

When unanimity of the group is broken, conformity...

• Increases

• Decreases

The highest levels of conformity were found when the group size was 7

• True

• False

Which statements best describe the breaking of unanimity variation?

• Confederates gave an incorrect answer to the line length task

• Confederates gave the correct answer to the line length task

• The presence of an dissenter/ally provided the participant with support to voice their opinion

• Participants needed guidance from others

With a group size of one confederate and one participant, conformity dropped to 3%

• True

• False