When Participants Were First Placed in a Dark Room Alone

question 129

Multiple Choice

When participants were first placed in a dark room alone and asked to estimate the apparent movement of a point of light,individuals became consistent in their own estimates,and these estimates differed greatly from participant to participant.When participants made the same estimates in a group setting,their estimates converged.According to Muzafer Sherif (1936) ,why did this happen?

• A) Conformity occurs when people feel anonymous in a group.
• B) Conformity occurs when people can use anonymity to control others.
• C) Conformity occurs when people feel uncomfortable and insecure.
• D) Conformity occurs when people are in an unambiguous situation.
• E) Conformity occurs when people can use others' behaviours as cues for what's right in an ambiguous situation.

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