Psychology: Conformity: Asch's Line Experiment 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyConformityASAQA Created by: FrenchToastBFCreated on: 07-09-18 17:12 What year did the Asch experiment take place? 1951 1 of 18 Who conducted the original experiment? Solomon Asch 2 of 18 What was the aim of the experiment? To see how the participants conformed under social pressure from a majority 3 of 18 How many participants were there? 123 male students 4 of 18 How many trials were there per experiment? 18 5 of 18 Who replicated Asch's experiment in 1980? Perrin and Spencer 6 of 18 What type of students were selected to take part in the replication of the Asch experiment? Maths, chemistry and engineering students 7 of 18 What were the variables in Asch's experiment? All 3 8 of 18 How were the participants sat during the trials? In a line with the naive participant coming last or second to last 9 of 18 What happened to the rates of conformity when there was another member of the group that didn't conform to the majority's answer Conformity rates dropped by a quarter 10 of 18 In the control group what were the rates of incorrect answers given? 1% gave incorrect answers 11 of 18 How was the control group tested in Ash's experiment? They answered each question in private on a sheet of paper 12 of 18 Why did the participants conform? Because they wanted to fit into the group and because they thought the group was right and they were wrong 13 of 18 How many naive participants were there in each group? 1 14 of 18 What happened during the replication of the experiment? Only 1 conformed out of 396 15 of 18 Who said that the Asch effect was just "a child of its time"? Perrin and Spencer 16 of 18 What does confederate mean? An actor taking part in the experiment who pretends to be a subject but who works for the researcher 17 of 18 What happened during Asch's experiment when the answers were less obvious? Conformity rates were higher when the answers were less clear 18 of 18
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