Asch conformity experiment

Question 1

Aim?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

procedure?

Answer 2

> lab experiment
50 males participated (androcentric) voluntary
1 naive 6-8 confederates
state which lines were the same (un-ambiguous task)
there was a control test

Question 3

results?

Answer 3

> 32% of participants conformed
75% conformed in the critical trials
with no pressure less than 1% conformed

Question 4

conclusion?

Answer 4

participants conformed based on two main reasons
> normative social influence
> informational social influence