Asch's experiment

Question 1

Ethics

Answer 1

Deception, Debriefing, (both did occur)
Withdrawal rights (not occur)

Question 2

True or False: Asch’s experiment demonstrated that individuals often conform to group opinions even when they are clearly incorrect.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What was the aim of Asch’s experiment?

Answer 3

To investigate the extent to which social pressure from a majority group could influence a person to conform.

Question 4

In Asch’s experiment, participants were asked to compare what?

Answer 4

The lengths of lines.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The phenomenon where individuals yield to group pressure is known as __________.

Answer 5

conformity

Question 6

What percentage of participants conformed to the incorrect group answer at least once in Asch’s experiment?

Answer 6

Approximately 74%

Question 7

Multiple Choice: What was the size of the majority group in Asch’s experiment?

Answer 7

5-7 confederates

Question 8

Short Answer: What was a significant finding of Asch’s experiment regarding the influence of dissenters?

Answer 8

The presence of a dissenting opinion (ally effect) significantly reduced conformity among participants.

Question 9

Limitations

Answer 9

small, only male sample,
convince sampling,
low ecological validity ( not representative of real life setting),
did it measure conformity, or not wanting conflict?

Question 10

What method did Asch use to ensure that participants were unaware of the true purpose of the experiment?

Answer 10

He used confederates who were instructed to give incorrect answers.