In a Variation on the Asch Experiments,you Announce Your Answer

question 38

Multiple Choice

In a variation on the Asch experiments,you announce your answer to a question but you do so before anyone else in the group has a chance to respond.All the subsequent responses disagree with yours.Now you have a chance to reconsider and possibly change your answer.According to research,you will probably

• A)question the procedure and ask to be last in line next time.
• B)modify your response so that it comes closer to everyone else's but is still different.
• C)tell yourself privately that you were right the first time but publicly change your response.
• D)stick to your original answer.

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Chitin

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