Explore the Great Awakening

question 105

Essay

Explore the Great Awakening. Why were there calls for religious revival in the early 18^th century? Who were the leading revival preachers, and what did they argue? How did the Great Awakening influence American religious and cultural life?

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Definitions:

Asch

Refers to Solomon Asch, a psychologist known for his research on conformity, including famous experiments on group pressure and individual judgment.

Line-Judging Task

A cognitive task used in research to study perceptual or judgmental biases by asking participants to make decisions about visual lines.

Social Influence

The effect that individuals or groups can have on the beliefs, feelings, and actions of others, leading to changes in attitudes or behaviors.

Asch's Experiments

Studies conducted by Solomon Asch that demonstrated the power of conformity in groups, where individuals often go along with a group's consensus even when it is clearly incorrect.