Asch’s variations

Question 1

What where Asch’s variations?

Answer 1

Unanimity

Task difficulty

Size of majority

Question 2

Unanimity

Answer 2

Confederate gave the right answer than the other confederates (dissenter)

Question 3

Unanimity - does it increase or decrease conformity? + why?

Answer 3

Decrease

Presence of dissenter influences participants independent behaviour

Less influence of normative social influence
More influence on informative social influence

Question 4

What is a dissenter?

Answer 4

Non-conforming confederate

Question 5

Task difficulty

Answer 5

Making the lines more similar

Making the task more ambiguous

Question 6

Task difficulty - does it increase or decrease conformity? Why?

Answer 6

Increases conformity

More unclear = more conformity
Clearer = less conformity

More influence on informational social influence
More likely to look to others more guidance, assuming they’re right

Question 7

Size of majority

Answer 7

1 confederate = no conformity
2 confederate = 12.8% on critical trials
3 confederates = 36% on critical trials

Question 8

Size of majority - does it increase or decrease conformity? Why?

Answer 8

Less confederates = less conformity
More confederates = more conformity

More influence on normative social influence

More than 10 confederates becomes unnecessary

Question 9

Define critical trials

Answer 9

Trials the examiner is interested in

When the participant conformed