What Percentage of the Subjects in the Asch Experiment Were

question 58

Multiple Choice

What percentage of the subjects in the Asch experiment were "independents" who refused to give the wrong answer?

• A) 1 percent
• B) 25 percent
• C) 50 percent
• D) 95 percent

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