Asch Found That Group Size Made Little Difference on Conformity

question 233

Multiple Choice

Asch found that group size made little difference on conformity when

• A)the task was easy.
• B)just one accomplice failed to go along with the rest of the group.
• C)the experimenter ridiculed the group's wrong answers.
• D)the task was difficult.

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