Asch's line study INCOMPLETE
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- Created on: 27-03-17 12:10
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- Asch's Line Study (1951)
- Procedure
- 5-7 participants per group. 1 naïve, the others confederates
- The confederates were told to give the incorrect answer on 12 out of 18 trails.
- Presented with a standard line and a card with 3 lines.
- Participants had to say aloud which comparison line matched the standard line in length.
- The confederates were told to give the incorrect answer on 12 out of 18 trails.
- 5-7 participants per group. 1 naïve, the others confederates
- Results
- 37.5% conformity across trials
- 75% conformed at least once. 25% never conformed.
- Conclusion
- Conform for two reasons. Normative social influence. Informational social influence.
- Normative social influence: wanting to fit in with the group
- Informational social influence: agreeing with the group because you believe the group are more informed than you.
- Evaluation
- Lacks ecological validity - task complexity doesn't reflect everyday tasks.
- Gender biased: lacks population validity
- Ethical - deception as he did not explain the true nature of the experiment
- Did not give informed consent
- Embarassed when the true nature of the experiment was published.
- Asch did debrief at the end.
- Supports the idea of conformity.
- Outdated
- Experiments have been repeated and have supported Asch's study
- Lacks ecological validity - task complexity doesn't reflect everyday tasks.
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