Aim: To see how many people would go along with the judgement of others and give the wrong answer.
123 male students.. 'visual perception'
Groups 7-9 and seated round a large table, experimenter has 2 cards, 1: One line 2: Three lines. PP Asked to match line on card 1 to one of the lines on card 2. 6/7 participants were instructed to give the wrong answer and there was a total of 18 trials. FOUND: 37% Conformed 25% Independant.
-didn't want to satnd out -Doubted themselves
:) Lab experiment so highly controlled. :( Lacks ecological validity (unlikely to happen in everyday life. :) Sample size. :( All American males, not representing the general public.
COMPLIANCE
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