evaluation asch
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- Evaluation of Asch
- Perrin & Spenser
- Repeated Asch's Study with engineering students in the UK
- Only 1 student conformed in 396 trials
- It may be that in the 1950s when Asch ran his study, the time period was more conformist
- Society has changed a great deal since then, which is a limitation as Aschs's findings may not be consistent across time
- The control group showed the task was easy, so participants may have shown demand characteristic which is a limitation
- Study took place in a lab, and the participants were in a group which is artificial so the findings can't be generalised to everyday situations
- Lab Experiment so there was good control, and the study can be repeated easily due to the strict control
- Ethical Issues
- Participants were deceived they thought the other people were guanine participants they were confederates
- Sample was all male and all american
- Women might be more conformist as women are more bothered about being accepted
- America is also a individualistic culture where people are more concerned about themselves rather than their social group
- Perrin & Spenser
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