Psych-asch

Question 0

Deindividuation

Answer 0

Loss of individuality, situations where no personal identification

Question 1

Peer group

Answer 1

Friends/acquaintances with similar age, interests and social standing

Question 2

Conformity

Answer 2

Adjust behaviours, thoughts, feelings to agree with those of an individual or group

Question 3

Normative influence

Answer 3

Go along with the group

Question 4

Unanimity

Answer 4

Participant does not conform

Question 5

Social loafing

Answer 5

Reduce effort when working in a group

Question 6

Group size

Answer 6

Varied from 1-15, rates increased to max of 3 or 4 confederates and then remained approx the same

Question 7

Aim

Answer 7

Extent to which am individual within a group would conform with the majority opinion

Question 8

Hypothesis

Answer 8

Would not conform based on the groups responses

Question 9

IV

Answer 9

Pressures from confederates

Question 10

DV

Answer 10

Where/when the participants conform

Question 11

Participants

Answer 11

50 first year college students, selected at random from their applications

Question 12

Procedure

Answer 12

Shown lines and asked which was longest

Question 13

Results

Answer 13

37/50 conformed at least once (74%)

Mean conforming rate- 4/12 trials

Question 14

Reasons to conform

Answer 14

1. Belong
2. Didn’t want to ruin results
3. Group must be better informed

Question 15

Limitations

Answer 15

1. Males
2. white
3. young
4. 2nd last to answer

Question 16

Ethical issues

Answer 16

Deception

No harm principle: stress from thinking they were wrong