You Are Conducting a Conformity Experiment Patterned After the One

question 147

Multiple Choice

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Asch.Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest (i.e.,the most people will conform) ?

• A)When there are four people in the group.
• B)When financial incentives are offered for correct answers on an easy task.
• C)When there are two people in the group
• D)When there is at least one dissenter in the group.

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