Asch -conformity research

Question 1

What was Asch’s aim?

Answer 1

To see if people would conform to a majority when given an unambiguous task

Question 2

Who were the participants in the experiment?

Answer 2

123 male undergraduates

Question 3

How many confederates sat around the table?

Answer 3

8-10

Question 4

Define Confederate

Answer 4

Not a real participant

Does what the examiner wants him to do

Question 5

Describe Asch’s method

Answer 5

Each participant was shown 18 sets of lines in total

Each confederate stated the wrong answer, participant would conform to the majority or say the right answer

Question 6

How many of the trials did the confederate give the wrong answer?

Answer 6

12

Question 7

What are critical trails?

Answer 7

The trials that the examiner is interested in

Question 8

What are Asch’s results?

Answer 8

Critical trials - 36.8% of responses incorrect

25% never conformed
Therefore 75% conformed at least once

Question 9

Evaluations of Asch’s experiment

Answer 9

• results may be unique to one gender and culture

- difficult for confederates to act convincing