asch

Question 1

what was aches sample

Answer 1

123 male, college age, Americans

Question 2

what were the results of his study

Answer 2

37% of pts conformed out of all trials, 25% didn’t conform once

Question 3

briefly describe his method

Answer 3

line judgement task, males were slip into groups of 7 containing 6 confederates, they had to match a target line to another line one being the clear correct answer, one by one the confidantes said the same wrong answer out loud

Question 4

what was aches experimental method

Answer 4

laboratory

Question 5

what is one con and one pro of conducting a study in a lab

Answer 5

con-lacks ecological validity meaning unnatural behaviour makes the results less valid
pro- highly controlled environment leads to high internal validity

Question 6

name asch’s 3 variations

Answer 6

difficulty of task, unanimity, size of majority

Question 7

describe difficulty of task and the results

Answer 7

the lines were closer together, conformity increased overall

Question 8

describe unanimity and the results

Answer 8

group 1- one confederate gave correct answers , conformity dropped to 5%
group2-another confederate gave another wring answer , conformity dropped to 9%

Question 9

describe size of majority and the results

Answer 9

added more confederates 1-15 one at a time, 1-4 conformity increases after 4 it remains the same