Conformity : Ash
Cards (21)
- What was the aim of Asch's study in 1955?
- What task did Asch use to test conformity?
- How many American male students participated in Asch's study?
- What were participants told the study was about?
- How did the control condition participants perform in Asch's study?
- How many confederates surrounded the real participant in the experimental condition?
- How many trials did the confederates give the wrong answer?
- What was the average conformity rate in the presence of a unanimous majority?
- What percentage of participants never conformed to the majority?
- What did Asch conclude about conformity in his study?
- What effect did group size have on conformity according to Asch's findings?
- What happened to conformity when the majority's unanimity was disturbed?
- How did task difficulty affect conformity in Asch's study?
- What was the maximum difference between the lines in Asch's study?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of Asch's study?
- What did Smith and Bond (1998) find about conformity in collectivist cultures?
- What ethical issues were present in Asch's study?
- How does Asch's study contribute to understanding conformity in peer groups?
- What physiological effects were noted in participants during Asch-like procedures?
- Why is the sample used in Asch's study considered a strength?
- What is the significance of the 63% of trials where participants remained independent?