Social Influence: Asch AO3

Question 1

What is the first limitation of Asch?

Answer 1

Asch’s study mainly show an ARTIFICIAL SITUATION.
- Identifying lines is a trivial task
- According to Fiske, it is not representative of groups in real life

Question 2

Second limitation of Asch’s study

Answer 2

LIMITED APPLICATION
- women: more conformist
- US: more individualistic culture
- China: more collectivist culture

Question 3

What is a conformist person? (e.g. women)

Answer 3

they are more concerned about SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

Question 4

What does individualistic culture mean (e.g. US)

Answer 4

they are more concerned about themselves over other people

Question 5

What does a collectivist mean? (e.g. China)

Answer 5

they are more concerned about others than themselves

Question 6

Which researcher/s supported Asch’s findings?

Answer 6

Lucas et al

Question 7

STRENGTHS
What was Lucas et al study about?

Answer 7

• participants was given easy or hard math problems
• conformed more when problems were harder

Question 8

What are the 3 variables affecting conformity?

Answer 8

• Group size
• Unanimity
• Task difficulty

Question 9

What does group size say about conformity? How does it affect conformity?

Answer 9

• conformity increased with 3 additional confederates
• addition of more than 3 made little to no difference at all

Question 10

Unanimity

Answer 10

• Agreement of all people involved
• when there is non conforming confederate, conformity was reduced

Question 11

How does task difficulty affect conformity?

Answer 11

conformity increases when the line judgement task becomes more difficult