Recall That in an Asch-Type Conformity Experiment (Frager, 1970), Japanese

question 86

Multiple Choice

Recall that in an Asch-type conformity experiment (Frager, 1970) , Japanese students were less conforming than were North Americans. According to researchers, these findings suggest that __________.

• A) Japan is a less interdependent culture than other Asian countries
• B) in Japan, conformity is more likely in groups toward which one feels loyalty
• C) industrialization has changed Japan into a more independent culture
• D) Japanese compete with strangers but cooperate with friends

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