Asch 1956 (conformity)

Question 1

what percentage of participants conformed with the confederates even when they had got the wrong answer

Answer 1

37%

Question 2

aim of Asch’s experiment

Answer 2

to investigate the extent to which social pressure from a majority group could affect a person to conform

Question 3

how many ppts took part and where were they from

Answer 3

123 male undergraduate students

Question 4

what was the false aim they were given

Answer 4

an eye test when it was actually a conformity study

Question 5

what was the method of Asch’s study

Answer 5

lab experiment, only one ppt that was real in a group of 6-8 confederates, group shown 2 cards, one with the standard line and another with comparison line. ppts were sat 2nd to last and has to answer the matching line.

Question 6

how many trials were critical trials where confederates gave wrong answers

Answer 6

12/18

Question 7

what percentage of ppts conformed at least once

Answer 7

75% conformed at least once. 25% did not