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1Which one is one of Asch's contexts?
- ASocial influence- people around us affect what we do from an early age. Adults shape childrens speech through correcting grammatical errors. cannibal tribes accept cannibalism is the norm. do what others do when we dont know what to. effect of group pressure on minds of individuals raises Q's of conformity- this is what Asch wanted to investigate.
- BDarwins evolutionary theory- suggests some behaviours are adaptive to increase chance of survival. according to the theory the fear of animals is adaptive. If we are afraid we will avoid the animal and this may save our lives.
2What is the conclusion made by Asch?
- AThere was support for evolution theory tested in the study. Strong trend for med to choose mates based on age and attractiveness. Women placed more emphasis on ambition, industriousness and earning capacity. Findings support that parental investment, reproductive value and parental probability do play a role in mate selection.
- BAfter interviews he concluded the majority of those who didnt conform did this as they were confident in their beliefs. Although they took into account what majority said they recovered belief in themselves and withstood social pressures. Others believed majority as correct but they had to stand by what they saw. Those that conformed didnt want to spoil results, thought something was wrong with them that they had to hide or they believed others were right.
3How many participants did Asch use?
- A123
- B321
4How many universities did Asch use?
- A3 (not including own)
- B5 (not including own)
5what were 2 of Asch's aims?
- ATo investigate if the ability to perceive depth is learned through experience or whether a child is born with this ability.
If depth perception is innate then young animals/humans will show good depth perception skills as soon as they can move independently. - BTo find what are effects of opinions on others on our own in an unambiguous situation, how strong urge toward social conformity is.
Whether participants who submit to social pressure do so uncritically.
- ATo investigate if the ability to perceive depth is learned through experience or whether a child is born with this ability.
6What were the other 2 aims of Asch's experiment?
- AWhat circumstances in which people would be most likely to conform.
Systematically look at the process of conformity. - BTo find what preferences humans have in mate selection- to see if male and female preferences differ.
To see if mate selection is a result of evolution.
- AWhat circumstances in which people would be most likely to conform.
7Which one is the context to Asch's study?
- AHypnosis- at end of 19th century psychologists became interested in hypnosis. Some believed it was just an extreme form of suggestibility-You just needed to keep repeating instructions and a normal person in their walking state would show involuntary body changes e.g. swaying.
- BBoth
- CHistorical- communication technology just starting to have a major influence- there was an opportunity to deliberately manipulate opinions. McCarthy era
8How many people would sit around a table?
- A7-9 (including P)
- B5-6 (including P)
9what were Ps told they were taking part in?
- AAn investigation into conformity
- BA psychological experiment in visual judgement
10What happened when opposition size was changed? (findings)
- AA single opponent = little sway
Two opponents = 13.6% complied - B3 opponents = 31.8% complied
Further increase did not increase conformity substantially - CSize of majority only up to a certain point but there was a clear trend with bigger opposition
- Dall of the above
- AA single opponent = little sway
11Which one is a piece of alternative evidence that is also in context for Asch's study
- AThorndike- got people to read literature and asked if they liked it. Opinions depended on who they thought wrote it. All were given the same piece but were told it was written by different authors.
- BCook and Mineka- Showed rhesus monkeys edited video tapes of models reacting fearfully to toy snakes and non-fearfully to artificial flowers or vice versa. The monkeys only acquired a fear when they had watched the video with the monkey responding fearfully to a snake. This suggests it is easier to fear some things than others.
12Which is a procedure of Asch?
- AOnly one naive P and others were confederates.
- B2 cards, one has a black line and other has 3 of various lengths
- CThe P's task was to match the line with one of the 3 alternative lines
- DAll of the above
13What did providing a dissenter do (goes against rest of the group)?
- ADepleted majoritys power.
Reduced conformity to one fourth of what it was in original experiment.
Naive Ps reported feeling warmth and closeness towards the partner and credited them with inspiring confidence.
The naive P denied the suggestion that the partner decided them to be independent.
Having a dissenter strengthens peoples resolve to report and believe what they see. - BDepleted majoritys power.
Reduced conformity to one half of what it was in original experiment.
Naive Ps reported feeling distant and hatred towards the partner.
The naive P denied the suggestion that the partner decided them to be independent.
Having a dissenter weakens people's resolve to report and believe what they see.
- ADepleted majoritys power.
14Were the lines on the second card...
- Avery different to the singular line on the first card (apart from the one that matched)
- Bvery similar to the singular line on the first card (apart from the one that matched)
15When the Ps were asked to give their answer in turn where was the naive participant sat in the original experiment
- Asecond in the row
- Blast or last to one
16in the first ___ trials the confederates gave the correct answer as the naive participant did (fill the gap)
- A4 (of 18)
- B2 (of 18)
17In the findings for the original study how many people conformed once and how many never conformed?
- A75% conformed at least once, 25% never conformed
- B63% conformed at least one, 37% never conformed
18Did the individuals in the experiment tend to be highly...
- Aconsistent
- Bunconsistent
19What were the 12 of the 18 trials where the confederates gave the wrong answer called?
- Aquestioning trials
- Bcritical trials
20What did Asch do to ensure mistakes were due to conformity effect and not the difficulty of the task?
- AAll confederates gave different answers in uncontrolled conditions
- BAll confederates gave the wrong answer in controlled conditions
21Naive participants complied with majority on ______ of trials...
- A39.8%
- B36.8%
22what did Ash want to see?
- AIf participant would conform to majority view or name the correct line in defiance
- BIf confederates would betray Asch and give the correct answers
23What would happen if the naive participant realised they were being manipulated?
- AThe study continued with confederates confirming the participant was not being manipulated
- BThe study was stopped
24Did the participants that conformed..
- Aunderestimate the amount of times they did so
- Boverestimate the amount of times they did so
25Which is a piece of alternative evidence for Asch's experiment?
- APerrin and Spencer- replicated Asch's study in Britain. Used 33 students drawn from maths, science and engineering courses. They found one conforming response in 396 trials
- BCrutchfield- He thought that the face to face arrangement of Asch's experiment was responsible for the conformity. Crutchfield had P's rate lines in individual booths or cubicles, they were still able to see confederates wrong responses. Crutchfield found that conformity levels were 30% when using Asch line comparison tasks. slightly less than Asch found.
- CBoth
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