In One Well-Known Social Psychological Study, Research Participants Were Asked

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Multiple Choice

In one well-known social psychological study, research participants were asked to make very easy perceptual judgements ('Is Line A longer than Line B?') .The catch was that they were asked to do this while sitting around a table with people who continually gave incorrect responses - people who appeared to be other regular research participants.In reality, however, the other people at the table were not real participants at all; they were actually actors who were working for the experimenter and just posing as participants.The question in this research was whether or not the real research participant would conform to the group's opinion (even though the group's opinion was obviously wrong) or whether the real participant would stick to the right answer.In psychological jargon, the 'actors' in this study would be referred to as ____.

• A)confederates
• B)participant players
• C)activators
• D)role testers

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Definitions:

Coercion

The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

Defiant

Characterized by resistance or disobedience against authority or established norms.

Coercive Interaction

refers to social interactions where individuals or groups use threats, punishment, or force to achieve compliance or control over others.

Evolutionary Theory

A scientific theory that explains the diversity of life on Earth by processes such as natural selection, descent with modification, and genetic variation over generations.