Solomon Asch Set Up an Experiment in Which Eight People

question 28

Multiple Choice

Solomon Asch set up an experiment in which eight people were shown a 10-inch line, and they had to choose the line (from a group of three) that matched the original line in length. Through this experiment, Asch was studying:

• A) bystander apathy.
• B) social loafing.
• C) groupthink.
• D) conformity.

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