Solomon Asch Set Up an Experimental Situation in Which Participants

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Multiple Choice

Solomon Asch set up an experimental situation in which participants were asked to identify which of three comparison lines was identical to a standard line. His research was designed to answer a straightforward question, namely:

• A) Would people obey an authority figure even if it meant hurting others?
• B) Would people intervene and help a person in trouble in the presence of others?
• C) Would people still conform to the group if the group opinion was clearly wrong?
• D) Would prejudice be reduced if members of different groups were brought into contact with each other?

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Theory

A set of psychological and psychotherapeutic theories and techniques, which primarily focus on unconscious motivations and conflicts.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach developed by Freud that emphasizes exploring unconscious motivations and conflicts as a means of resolving psychological distress.

Primary Ego Rule

A fundamental principle in psychoanalytic theory referring to the ego's management and regulation of impulses and desires.

Freud's View

The perspectives and theories developed by Sigmund Freud, particularly regarding the unconscious mind, dreams, and the dynamics of personality.