Why Can We Conclude That Participants in Sherif's Study Exhibited

question 34

Multiple Choice

Why can we conclude that participants in Sherif's study exhibited private conformity rather than public conformity?

• A) because when they were retested without their fellow group members,participants reverted to their original estimates
• B) because they would report their group's normative estimate when asked to respond aloud,but not when asked to respond in writing
• C) because they continued to use their group estimates when retested alone one year later
• D) because they influenced others to behave in line with group estimates

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Definitions:

Verbal Code

A symbolic system used in the representation and communication of messages that can be spoken, written, or signed.

Visual Image

A visual image is a mental representation or picture created by the brain that can be recalled or imagined without the presence of the physical object.

Perceptual Equivalence

The phenomenon where different stimuli are perceived as equivalent or similar, based on subjective or perceptual criteria.

Visual Systems

Visual systems encompass the biological and neurological mechanisms that allow organisms to process visual information from their environment, including the eyes and parts of the brain involved in vision.