asch experiment
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- Created on: 08-04-20 11:02
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- conformity- Asch:
- procedure
- recruited 123 male american undergraduate students- took part in 18 trials
- tested with 6-8 confederates- 12 critical trials where confederates gave wrong answers
- pps shown 2 white cards- 1 standard line, 3 comparison lines- one line same as standard- pps had to identify which matched the standard
- findings:
- 25% didn't conform
- 75% conformed at least once
- wrong answer was given 36.8% of the time
- Asch effect- the extent to which pps conform even when situation is unambiguos
- pps said they conformed to avoid social rejection
- variations
- group size- the number of confederates was changed- wanted to see if group size was more important then agreement of group
- 2 confederates- conformity was 13.6% with 3- 31.8%- adding more made little difference
- 3 was sufficient, high majority not needed
- unanimity- a dissenting confederate was introduced- test if the presence of a non conformant made a difference
- level of conformity decreased- made pps more independent-even if dissenter was giving right or wrong answer- 25% wrong answers
- suggests to some extent influence of the majority depends on the group being unanimous
- task difficulty
- line lengths were made more similar- harder to distinguish-more ambiguous
- conformity increased- ISI plays a greater role- more likely to look for guidance
- line lengths were made more similar- harder to distinguish-more ambiguous
- group size- the number of confederates was changed- wanted to see if group size was more important then agreement of group
- procedure
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