In the Context of Asch's Experiment Conducted in the 1950s,which

question 82

Multiple Choice

In the context of Asch's experiment conducted in the 1950s,which of the following is true of the conformity among people in different countries or cultures?

• A)Individuals in more recently settled frontier states were more willing to conform than nonfrontier states.
• B)People in collectivistic countries were more willing to conform than those in individualistic countries.
• C)Many individuals in the more individualistic cultures were willing to conform to the group judgment in experiments.
• D)Individualistic cultures and maleness encouraged fitting in with a group.

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