Solomon Asch Conducted a Conformity Experiment in Which Respondents Were

question 72

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 then changed their minds at the last minute.

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Definitions:

Production Function

An economic model that describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the output of those goods or services.

Supply Function

A mathematical model that illustrates the relationship between the supply of a good or service and its price, holding other factors constant.

Production Function

An equation that describes the relationship between inputs and the maximum output that can be produced with those inputs.

Competitive Markets

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