conformity was 32% compared to 0.04% for the control group
75% conformed at least once
5% conformed all 12 times
Asch also used a control group, in which one real participant completed the same experiment without any confederates. He found that less than 1% of the participants gave an incorrect answer.
Asch interviewed his participants after the experiment to find out why they conformed
Most of the participants said that they knew their answers were incorrect, but they went along with the group in order to fit in, or because they thought they would be ridiculed
This confirms that participants conformed due to normative social influence and the desire to fit in
The results showed that participants gave the wrong answer on 36.8% of the critical trials
25% of participants did not conform on any of the trials, i.e. they showed resistance to social influence in the form of group pressure