Regarding Solomon Asch's Classic Experiment on Conformity, Which Involved the "Judging

question 265

Multiple Choice

Regarding Solomon Asch's classic experiment on conformity, which involved the "judging of lines," which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Actors playing "student subjects" gave the wrong answer on about a third of the trials to create group pressure.
• B) Subjects conformed to the group on about one third of the critical trials.
• C) Of those subjects tested, less than half yielded to group pressure at least once.
• D) Subjects who were tested alone erred in less than one percent of their judgments.

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