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Psychology - Asch

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

‘’Conformity is a change in a person’s opinions or behaviour as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or a group of people’’

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In Asch's baseline study the genuine participants conformed _______% of the time.

a)

26.8

b)

36.8

3.

After the baseline, how many variables did Asch use?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

4.

Which is NOT a variable used by Asch?

a)

group size

b)

location

c)

unanimity

d)

task difficulty

5.

For unanimity,  the genuine participants  conformed _______________with a dissenter present.

a)

more often

b)

less often

6.

For task difficulty - conformity _____________ when the task was harder.

a)

increased

b)

decreased

7.

Strength or Limitation?

Asch’s research increased our knowledge of why people conform which may help avoid mindless, destructive conformity.

a)

Strength

b)

Limitation

8.

Strength or limitation?

The task and situation were artificial (knew they were in a study) - so may have just gone along with it (demand characteristics).

a)

strength

b)

limitation

9.

Which other study found that people confirmed more when the task was more difficult (maths)?

a)

Fiske

b)

Lucas et al

10.

Who criticises Asch saying the groups didn't resemble groups in everyday life so you can't generalise to the real world?

a)

Lucus et al

b)

Fiske

11.

The study focused on ________________ therefore can't be applied to both sexes.

a)

American women

b)

American men

12.

____________ was an issue because the naïve participants were deceived - they thought the other people were genuine participants like themselves.

a)

gender

b)

ethics