Which of the Following Methods Was Used to Study Conformity

question 76

Multiple Choice

Which of the following methods was used to study conformity in Asch's classic obedience study?

• A)enabling a small act of evil to foster the attitude that leads to a bigger evil act
• B)agreement with others' obviously wrong perceptual judgments
• C)complying with commands to shock another
• D)assessing suggestibility regarding seeming movement of light

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Definitions:

Restraint

The act of limiting, controlling, or restricting someone's actions or behavior, either physically or through other means.

Unconscious

A part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and desires not currently in the realm of conscious awareness but influence behaviors and emotions.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist best known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Psychosexual Stages

Freud's theory of five developmental stages in childhood, each characterized by a different focus of libido (sexual drives).