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WorksheetsAsch research on conformity
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
what method was Asch's experiment
field experiment
lab experiment
natural experiment
on all the trials there was a (a) % conformity rate
what were the 2 experimental group results.
75% conformed at least once
35% never conformed
65% conformed at least once
25% never conformed
Asch concluded individuals may (a) in real life situations for normative reasons.
Asch found that the presence of even 1 confederate going against majority can ___________ conformity by as much as ____%
(a)
what effect does external validity have on Asch's study
conducted during cold war so makes more sense to stick together and conform
conducted in an artificial setting so behaviour may have been different to in a real situation
all male american students so is beta bias and specific to an individualistic culture so cant generalise as is not representative
task of comparing lines does not represent real life situations so lacks mundane realism
when the majority is bigger conformity (a)
when the lines are more similar in length the task is more difficult which ____________ conformity as people are _________
(a)
what 2 things was Asch aiming to investigate
normative social influence
compliance
informational social influence
internalisation
Sherif supports Asch as he found that individuals would conform in group situations estimating how far a dot of light had moved which he called the autokinetic effect.
true
false
