Solomon Asch Set Up an Experimental Situation in Which Participants

question 111

Multiple Choice

Solomon Asch set up an experimental situation in which participants were asked to identify which of three comparison lines was identical to a standard line. His research was designed to answer a straightforward question, namely:

• A)Would people obey an authority figure even if it meant hurting others?
• B)Would people intervene and help a person in trouble in the presence of others?
• C)Would people still conform to the group if the group opinion was clearly wrong?
• D)Would prejudice be reduced if members of different groups were brought into contact with each other?

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