Solomon Asch Set Up an Experimental Situation in Which Participants

question 21

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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Definitions:

Endoplasmic Reticulum

An organelle within the cytoplasm of a cell.

Cytoplasm

The gel-like substance inside the cell membrane, excluding the nucleus, containing organelles and responsible for important cellular processes.

Cell Membrane

A biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment, controlling the movement of substances in and out of cells.

Nucleus

The central and most important part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons, or the control center of a cell containing the cell's DNA.