In Asch's Classic Line Matching Experiments, Discussed in Chapter 13

question 36

Multiple Choice

In Asch's classic line matching experiments, discussed in Chapter 13, most subjects experienced:

• A)collective reactance
• B)informational social influence
• C)norm resistance
• D)private acceptance
• E)public compliance

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Definitions:

Sensory Evidence

Information obtained through the senses, which form the basis of empirical knowledge and understanding of the environment.

Innate Ideas

Concepts that are purportedly present in the mind from birth, rather than acquired through experience or learning.

Inscrutable

Something that is impossible to understand or interpret; incomprehensible.

Quine

Willard Van Orman Quine was an American philosopher and logician known for his work in logic, language, epistemology, and philosophy of science.