TASK DIFFICULTY

• HOW WAS TASK DIFFICULTY ALTERED?

  making the stimulus and comparison lines more similar in length
• WHAT OCCURED WHEN TASK DIFFICULTY WAS INCREASED?

  conformity increased
• WHAT WAS THE CONCLUSION OF THE FINDINGS OF ALTERING TASK DIFFICULTY?

  ISI plays a greater role when task becomes harder (more ambiguous)
• WHY DID ISI PLAY A GREATER ROLE WHEN THE TASK BECAME MORE AMBIGUOUS?


  participants looked for guidance as they thought their own judgement was wrong