Variables affection conformity - Asch's study

Question 1

What were the 3 variables affecting conformity

Answer 1

• Group size
• Proximity
• Task difficulty

Question 2

Group size

Answer 2

• Original study: Confederates 6, Genuine participant 1. Conformity was 36.8%
• Variation 1: Confederate 1, Genuine participant 1, Conformity decreases 4%
• Variation 2: Confederates 3, Genuine particpant 1, decreased to 31.8%

Question 3

Unanimity

Answer 3

• Dissenter: someone who disagrees with majority.
• Orginal study: Confederates gave unanimous wrong answers 12/18 trails. This called critical trials
• Variation 1: 1 confederate always gave wrong answer, 5.5% decrease.
• Variation 2: 1 confederate gave diff wrong answers to majority. 9%
• Variation 3: 1 confederate soemtimes gave right answer sometimes wrong, 25%

Question 4

Task difficulty

Answer 4

• Original study: Simple line task, 36.8% conformity
• Variation: Line task made more difficult - conformity increased