In Asch's Study, in Which Participants Made Judgments Involving the Lengths

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Essay

In Asch's study, in which participants made judgments involving the lengths of lines in the context of a group of people (actually confederates), a surprisingly high level of conformity was observed among the participants. By contrast, in a study conducted by Gamson et al. in which an experimenter ordered groups of participants to make videotaped statements supporting an oil company, most of the participants defied the orders of the experimenter. From the perspective of social impact theory, explain why so many of the participants in Asch's study conformed, while so many in Gamson et al.'s study were defiant.

Identify the conditions under which ratification affects the right to rescind a contract.

Analyze the legal consequences of misrepresentations and mistakes in contract formation.

Understand the criteria for economic duress in contract modifications.

Differentiate between opinion statements and material representations in the context of fraud and deceit.

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