Asch’s Study Procedure Flashcards
What was Asch’s wanting to assess
To assess how much people will conform to the opinion of others even in a situation where the answer is certain.
How many people were tested.
123 male undergraduates were tested
In each test, how many real participants were there
There was 1 real participant. The rest were confederates
What were participants asked to do
Participants were seated around a table and asked to look at three lines of different lengths.They then called out which of the three lines they thought was the same length as the standard line
When did the real participant answer
the real participant always answered second to last.
How many trials were critical
12/18 of the trials were critical trials in which the confederates were told to give the same incorrect answer.
What did ash want to observe
Asch wanted to observe whether the real participant would stick to what they believed to be right or would go along with others due to the pressure of the majority.
