Asch Found That the Likelihood of Conformity Increased with Group

question 5

Multiple Choice

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until __________ confederates were present.

• A) three
• B) four
• C) five
• D) six

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Definitions:

Matching Law

Matching Law is a principle in psychology that states individuals allocate their responses in direct proportion to the reinforcement received from those responses.

Momentary Maximization

The tendency of an organism to choose an option that provides immediate benefits, even if a different choice could yield a higher cumulative benefit over time.

Maximizing Law

A principle suggesting that individuals behave in ways that they believe will maximize their rewards and minimize their losses.

Matching Law

A principle in psychology and behavioral economics that states the proportion of responses directed towards an option matches the proportion of reinforcements obtained from that option.