According to Asch's Studies, About How Many People Conform to the Opinion

question 157

Multiple Choice

According to Asch's studies, about how many people conform to the opinion of the majority even when they know the majority is wrong?

• A) More than half of all people conform at least some of the time.
• B) About 1% of all people conform all the time, but others almost never do.
• C) About 99% percent of all people conform more than half the time.
• D) No one whom Asch tested conformed when the majority was clearly wrong.

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