Confirmity (Asch - 1951) Flashcards
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Definition Of Conformity?
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Is a change in behaviour or opinions as a result of imagined or real pressure from a person or a group of people
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What is Unanimity in Asch’s study (1951)
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The extent in which the whole members of the group agreed on one thing. Asch measured unanimity to see if participants would conform to the wrong answer.
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What was Asch (1951) aim of his study?
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Asch (1951) wanted to examine the extent to which social pressure from a majority, could affect a person to conform
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What variables did Asch (1951) manipulate to test this.
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Task Difficulty,
Group size,
Unanimity
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