In a Series of Studies by Solomon Asch (1951, 1956)

question 49

Multiple Choice

In a series of studies by Solomon Asch (1951, 1956) , when participants judged the lengths of lines alone rather than in a group of confederates, their judgments were accurate about 99 percent of the time. Still, when other participants made judgments in a group of people who gave the wrong answers, they reported incorrect judgments. These findings suggest that __________.

• A) experts exert informational social influence in ambiguous situations
• B) normative social influence was at work
• C) informational social influence happens, even in unambiguous situations
• D) people will distort reality to avoid punishment or social censure

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