In His Classic Study of Perception and Group Pressure, Asch

question 99

Multiple Choice

In his classic study of perception and group pressure, Asch asked participants to indicate which of two lines was closer in length to a third. Despite the fact that the answer was obvious, Asch found that

• A) even rather gentle pressure was sufficient to cause an astonishing rise in the number of wrong answers.
• B) most people would not bend to the opinions of others without a great deal of anger and argument.
• C) the majority of people make up their minds for themselves and stick to those opinions.
• D) there is no real pressure to conform in most situations.

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