Sherif (1936)asked Groups of Participants to Estimate the Distance Moved

question 104

Multiple Choice

Sherif (1936) asked groups of participants to estimate the distance moved by a point of light.He found that

• A) participants were more accurate when they were alone than when they were in groups.
• B) participants were more accurate in groups than when they were alone.
• C) as the study progressed, the participants' estimates began to converge with each other.
• D) as the study progressed, the participants' estimates began to diverge from each other.

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