A03

• What is one limitation of Asch's research?

  The task and situation were artificial
• Why might participants have conformed in Asch's study?

  Due to demand characteristics of the study
• What was the nature of the task in Asch's study?

  Identifying lines, which was trivial
• How did Susan Fiske describe Asch's groups?

  They were not very groupy
• What does the artificiality of Asch's study imply about its findings?

  They do not generalize to real-world situations
• What demographic did Asch's participants primarily consist of?

  American men
• How might women differ in conformity compared to men according to Neto (1995)?

  Women may be more conformist due to social concerns
• What type of culture is the US described as?

  Individualist culture
• How do collectivist cultures differ in conformity rates compared to individualist cultures?

  Collectivist cultures have higher conformity rates
• Who conducted a study that supports Asch's research on task difficulty?

  Todd Lucas et al. (2006)
• What type of problems did Lucas et al. ask participants to solve?

  'Easy' and 'hard' maths problems
• What was the result of Lucas et al.'s study regarding conformity?

  Participants conformed more on harder problems
• What individual factor influenced conformity in Lucas et al.'s study?

  Confidence in maths abilities
• What did Lucas et al.'s findings suggest about conformity?

  Conformity is more complex than Asch suggested
• What did Asch fail to research according to the counterpoint in the study?

  The roles of individual factors