Asch's conformity study

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In Asch's conformity study, the majority of the participants were ____ . This left only one true participant
confederates
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The genuine participant _____ with the confederates 36.8% of the time.
agreed
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A variable investigated by Asch was group size - wanted to see if the size of the group was more important than the agreement of the group. Through this he found what kind of relationship?
curvilinear
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How many confederates did it take to make the conformity rate raise to 37%?
three
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Asch also investigated the presence of a non-conforming person on the rate of conformity. What would this affect?
unanimity
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Asch looked at whether the task difficulty would affect conformity. By increasing the difficulty of the line-judging task, he found that conformity ____
increased
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What type of social influence would cause the conformity rates to change if the situation is ambiguous?
informational
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What type of social influence would cause the conformity rates to change if you are trying to avoid rejection?
normative
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The genuine participant _____ with the confederates 36.8% of the time.

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agreed

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A variable investigated by Asch was group size - wanted to see if the size of the group was more important than the agreement of the group. Through this he found what kind of relationship?

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How many confederates did it take to make the conformity rate raise to 37%?

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Asch also investigated the presence of a non-conforming person on the rate of conformity. What would this affect?

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