Asch's Conformity Research Quiz

What was the baseline procedure in Asch's research on conformity?

• 123 men judged line lengths with confederates giving wrong answers.

• 123 men judged line lengths with confederates giving correct answers.

• 123 men judged line lengths without any confederates.

• 123 men judged line lengths with varying group sizes.

What percentage of trials did naïve participants conform in Asch's study?

• 50%

• 36.8%

• 25%

• 10%

How many participants never conformed in Asch's study?

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

What effect did increasing the group size have on conformity in Asch's variations?

• Conformity decreased with larger groups.

• Conformity increased up to three, then levelled off.

• Conformity remained constant regardless of group size.

• Conformity decreased after reaching a group size of two.

What was the effect of placing a dissenter in the group during Asch's study?

• Conformity rate increased.

• Conformity rate reduced.

• Conformity rate remained the same.

• Conformity rate doubled.

How did task difficulty affect conformity in Asch's study?

• Conformity decreased with harder tasks.

• Conformity increased when tasks were harder.

• Conformity was unaffected by task difficulty.

• Conformity increased with easier tasks.

What was a limitation of Asch's research according to the evaluation?

• It was only conducted on American men.

• It was only conducted on women.

• It was conducted in multiple countries.

• It was conducted on children.

What did participants know about the study in Asch's research?

• They knew it was a study and played along.

• They were unaware it was a study.

• They thought it was a real-life scenario.

• They believed it was a test of intelligence.

What did Lucas et al. find in relation to conformity?

• More conformity with harder math problems.

• Less conformity with harder math problems.

• No change in conformity with math problems.

• Conformity unrelated to math problems.

What is a counterpoint mentioned in the evaluation of Asch's research?

• Conformity was more complex, confident participants were less conforming.

• Conformity was simple, all participants conformed equally.

• Conformity was unrelated to confidence.

• Conformity was only affected by group size.