Confidence and Expertise affecting Conformity Flashcards
1
Q
when Asch debriefed his patients, he found
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a common factor of confidence in people who hadn’t conformed
2
Q
if someone felt confident in their judgement
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they were more able to resist group pressure
3
Q
Wiesenthal et al date
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1976
4
Q
Wiesenthal et al (1976) found that if people felt competent in the task
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they were less likely to conform
5
Q
Perrin and Spencer date
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1980
6
Q
Perrin and Spencer replicated Aches study with participants who were
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engineering students
7
Q
Perrin and Spencer found that the engineering students conformity was
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a lot lower
8
Q
this could be that the students had
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confidence in their answer
