In a Series of Experiments Conducted by Solomon Asch, the Pressure

question 115

True/False

In a series of experiments conducted by Solomon Asch, the pressure toward group conformity was so great that participants were willing to contradict their own best judgment if the rest of the group disagreed with them. Although 65 percent always gave correct responses, even they felt very uneasy.

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Definitions:

Hierarchy Of Needs

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow, which outlines a five-tier model of human needs, from basic physiological needs to self-actualization.

Conditions Of Worth

Carl Rogers' term for the conditions we think we must meet for other people to accept us as worthy of their love or positive regard.

Constructive Alternativism

A psychological theory suggesting that people have the ability to interpret their experiences in many ways, supporting the concept of multiple realities.

Eigenwelt

A term from existential psychology, referring to the ‘self-world’ or an individual's subjective experience.