Psychology of Social Situations: Conformity, Obedience, and Group Influence

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

Asch's line judgment experiment showed that

  • A

    About 1/3 of participants conformed to wrong answers given by others

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  • B

    Almost no participants conformed to the obviously wrong group answer

  • C

    Nearly all participants conformed on every trial regardless of group size

  • D

    Participants made errors at the same rate whether alone or with a group

Explanation

Demonstrated normative social influence (conform to fit in).

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