You Are Conducting a Conformity Experiment Patterned After the One

question 97

Multiple Choice

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Asch. Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest (i.e., the most people will conform) ?

• A) When there are four people in the group.
• B) When financial incentives are offered for correct answers on an easy task, making a mistake more costly.
• C) When there is at least one dissenter in the group.
• D) When there are two people in the group.

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