In a Variation of His Standard Experiment, Solomon Asch (1957)

question 11

Multiple Choice

In a variation of his standard experiment, Solomon Asch (1957) found that when participants could write their responses on a piece of paper, conformity dropped dramatically. This finding indicates that participants exhibited __________, not __________, during the standard experiment.

• A) public compliance; private acceptance
• B) private acceptance; public compliance
• C) logical reasoning; mindless conformity
• D) mindless conformity; logical reasoning

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Definitions:

Motor Skill

A learned sequence of movements that combine to produce a smooth, efficient action in order to master a particular task.

Sensorimotor Intelligence

Jean Piaget's theory stage where babies from birth to about two years learn through interacting with the world using their senses and motor actions.

Infant Amnesia

The observed phenomenon that most adults cannot recall personal memories from the early years of their life, typically before the age of 3 or 4.

Sensorimotor Development

The stage in early childhood development in which an infant's understanding of the world is based on their sensory experiences and motor actions.