In the Asch Experiment on Judging the Lengths of Lines,the

question 96

Multiple Choice

In the Asch experiment on judging the lengths of lines,the experimenter manipulated the subjects' perceptions by ____.

• A) altering the subjects' social role
• B) verbally threatening the subjects
• C) paying the subjects to lie
• D) applying group pressure on the subjects

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