Asch Demonstrated That a Substantial Percentage of Participants Conformed to Obviously

question 104

Multiple Choice

Asch demonstrated that a substantial percentage of participants conformed to obviously inaccurate line judgements made by several confederates. Follow-up interviews with the participants revealed that

• A)only informational social influence appeared to be responsible for these results
• B)only normative social influence appeared to be responsible for these results
• C)neither informational nor normative social influence were responsible for these results
• D)both informational and normative social influence were responsible for these results

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