Sheriff (1936)asked Groups of Participants to Estimate the Distance Moved

question 61

Multiple Choice

Sheriff (1936) asked groups of participants to estimate the distance moved by a point of light.He found that

• A)participants were more accurate when they were alone than when they were in groups.
• B)participants were more accurate in groups than when they were alone.
• C)as the study progressed,the participants' estimates began to converge with each other.
• D)as the study progressed,the participants' estimates began to diverge from each other.

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