Solomon Asch Set Up an Experimental Situation in Which Participants

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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, as shown here. His research was designed to answer a straightforward question, namely:

• A) How can conflict between groups be created, and how can harmony be established?
• B) How is cognitive dissonance created, and how is it resolved?
• C) Would people conform to group pressure even if the group opinion was clearly wrong?
• D) Would people obey a direct command to hurt another innocent person when doing so violated their own conscience?

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