Solomon Asch Conducted a Conformity Experiment in Which Respondents Were

question 6

Multiple Choice

Solomon Asch conducted a conformity experiment in which respondents were presented with lines of varying lengths and asked to select the line that most closely matched a separate line.Covert research assistants were also present and were instructed to encourage respondents to select incorrectly.What were the results of this study?

• A)Respondents never went along with the covert research assistants.
• B)Respondents went along with the covert research assistants at least 37 percent of the time.
• C)Respondents went along with the covert research assistants 90 percent of the time.
• D)Respondents said they would go along with the covert research assistants and then changed their minds at the last minute.

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