Replications of Asch's Conformity Experiment Show That

question 139

Multiple Choice

Replications of Asch's conformity experiment show that:

• A)regardless of culture,people are more likely to conform in groups of people that are similar in age,sex,and ethnicity.
• B)Americans of today are more likely to conform in the Asch paradigm than were Americans in the 1950s.
• C)people in individualist cultures are more likely to conform than individuals from collectivist cultures.
• D)when people are asked to make these line judgments on their own,about 20 percent still make mistakes on the task.

---

Definitions:

Carl Rogers

A pioneering psychologist who founded client-centered therapy, emphasizing the importance of unconditional positive regard and empathy in the therapeutic process.

Personal Growth

The process of improving self-awareness, developing talents, and potential, and enhancing the quality of life.

Ideal Self

A component of personality in Carl Rogers' theory of psychology, representing the person one desires to become, which can be a source of motivation or dissatisfaction.

Actual Self

One’s perception of the self as it is, contrasted with the possible selves one could become.