Psychology: Conformity: Asch's Line Experiment
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- Created on: 07-09-18 17:12
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2. What was the aim of the experiment?
- To see how the participants conformed under social pressure from a majority
- To test the participants vision
- To see how the participants would react to being rejected by their peers
- To see how quickly to participants made friends with each other
3. Which of these was a weakness of the experiment?
- There was no variation in the types of participants. They were all male students of a similar age
- There were no proper facilities for the experiment to take place so it appeared very unprofessional
- Not every group was shown the same set of lines
- The questions were too easy
4. What year did the Asch experiment take place?
- 1994
- 1951
- 1973
- 1969
5. Which of these was an ethical issue during the experiment?
- Participants were deceived into thinking it was a vision test
- Participants did not sign a contract of consent stating that they were happy to take part
- Participants didn't know they were being filmed or recorded
- Participants were visibly distressed from being made fun of when they didn't conform.
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