conformity

Question 1

define conformtiy

Answer 1

conformtiy is a change is nebaiour in responce to group pressure

Question 2

soloman asch line experiemnt aim

Answer 2

to investigate the conditions that would cause an individual to either resist or succumb to group pressure

Question 3

describe the participants in the study

Answer 3

5o male university students were used in the experimenta group and 37 were used in the control group.

Question 4

describe the method of the experiment

Answer 4

one participnat was placed in a room with 7 confederates and asked to pick a line that was the same length as another (whole group atated answers out loud). The participant was last to answer. there were 12 critical trials and 6 sham trails.

Question 5

what were the results of the experiment

Answer 5

• about 32% of participnats conformed
• over the 12 critical trials, 74% conformed a leas once.
• ## 26% never conformed

Question 6

conclusion of the study

Answer 6

normative social influence - confrming out of a desire to fit in and be accepted by the group
informtaional social ionfluence - conforming because they beleive teh group is better informed than they are

Question 7

what influnces conformtiy

Answer 7

• group size
• group unamity

Question 8

what is group size

Answer 8

the more people in a group the more liekly you are to conform

Question 9

what is group unamity

Answer 9

wheather the group is in total agreement or there are some differeing answers.

Question 10

what were the critisms of the exeriemnt

Answer 10

bias sample - male college only
culturally bias - only americans