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Asch (1955) Opinions and social pressure

Asch (1955) Opinions and social pressure

Question 1 of 15

1

Which of these key words means: "Following others because we want to be right" ?

Select one of the following:

  • Informational

  • Normative

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

What comes first in conformity; Public acceptance or Private acceptance?

Select one of the following:

  • Private acceptance

  • Public acceptance

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

Asch wanted to research social conformity because of the Holocaust?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

Asch performed his experiment in an ambiguous situation

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

How many participants were there in Asch's experiment?

Select one of the following:

  • 145

  • 123

  • 113

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

What kind of people participated in the experiment?

Select one of the following:

  • men with degree's

  • Working men

  • Male students

  • Unemployed men

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

The participants were paid $10 for participating in the experiment

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

How many people were in each group?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 5

  • 6

  • 7

  • 8

  • 9

  • 10

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

How many people were actual participants and not confederates for Asch?

Select one of the following:

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

How many trials were there?

Select one of the following:

  • 18

  • 15

  • 20

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

How many of the trials were "Critical Trials" ? (The confederates would give deliberately wrong answers)

Select one of the following:

  • 15

  • 12

  • 18

  • 20

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

In the control trial (where confederates gave the correct answer), what percentage of the time did the naive participants answer correctly?

Select one of the following:

  • 99%

  • 98%

  • 97%

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

Participants conformed to say the wrong answer 42% of the time

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

How many participants conformed on the final trial?

Select one of the following:

  • 75%

  • 70%

  • 80%

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

Asch's conclusion was that people will conform to group norms even when the answer is clearly wrong, and that conformity has a strong influence on our behaviour

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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