The Line Paradigm. Asch 1951
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- THE LINE PARADIGM (ASCH,1951)
- FINDINGS
- 50% conformed on 6 or more critical trials.
- On the critical trial the average conformity rate was 33%
- 25% never conformed
- PROCEDURE
- 123 male US undergraduates
- P's were told that they were taking part in a visual perception test
- Each group had 1 true p and 5 confederates
- Task was to state which line (A,B,C) matched line X. The answer was obvious but the confederates diliberately said the wrong answer
- Real participant always went 2nd to last
- 12/18 confederates gave same incorrect answer. (critical trial)
- rate of conformity was measured by the number of wrong answers the real participant said.
- 12/18 confederates gave same incorrect answer. (critical trial)
- Real participant always went 2nd to last
- Task was to state which line (A,B,C) matched line X. The answer was obvious but the confederates diliberately said the wrong answer
- Each group had 1 true p and 5 confederates
- P's were told that they were taking part in a visual perception test
- 123 male US undergraduates
- THE AIM
- To investiagate the effects of majority influence on conformity
- CONCLUSION
- Asch concluded that he had demonstrated the powerful effect of a group on the conforming behaviour of individuals
- When Asch interviewed his participants he found that the majority who conformed still maintained their own personal views but said something different. This is a normative social influence and an example of compliance.
- FINDINGS
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