The Results of a Standard Asch Line-Judgment Task Compared to One

question 140

Multiple Choice

The results of a standard Asch line-judgment task compared to one in which the lines are difficult to distinguish indicate that __________.

• A) a dissenting minority cannot withstand the opinion of the majority
• B) social comparison is especially important in ambiguous situations
• C) uncertainty increases emotional disturbance
• D) the greater the ambiguity of stimuli, the greater the rigidity of responses

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