Asch - Majority Influence and Conformity Flashcards
0
Q
How many times would an individual conform?
A
32% of the time
Or
1 out of 3 times
1
Q
How many participants were involved?
A
123 naïve participants
1 in each group
7-9 stooges
2
Q
When one stooge interrupts the conformity, what does it fall to?
A
5% conformity
3
Q
What are the two main reason we conform? (Conventional view)
A
- > the need to belong in a group
- > the need to be right
4
Q
What did Abbott and Batt find?
A
Research with over 225 juries has shown that the majority guilty view (8 to 11 jurors) expressed as a vote early in the deliberations led to a guilty verdict 86% of the time.
