Asch ASPF

• What was Asch's study on?


  Conformity
• What was the aim of Asch's baseline study?


  To find out the extent on why people conform to false information
• What was the sample of Asch's study?


  123 American Men
• How many roles were there in the baseline study?


  Two roles.
• What were the two roles?

  Real Participants and Actors or Confederates
• Roles of baseline study (1)?

  Real participants & Actors/Confederates
• Experiment of baseline study (2)?


  Shown standard line (X) and comparison lines (A,B and C), one comparison line was similar to the standard line.
• What does the Confederate do (3)?


  Intentionally says wrong comparison line to see if the participant conforms
• Where was the Participant placed (4)?


  Was positioned last or second to last from the confederates
• What was the first finding?

  37% of answers were incorrect
• What was the second finding?


  25% of participants never gave a wrong answer