Subjects in Asch's Line-Judgment Experiment Conformed to the Group Standard

question 29

Multiple Choice

Subjects in Asch's line-judgment experiment conformed to the group standard when their judgments were observed by others but not when they were made in private. This tendency to conform in public demonstrates

• A) social facilitation.
• B) overjustification.
• C) informational social influence.
• D) normative social influence.

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Definitions:

Product-Cost Distortions

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Volume-Based

A pricing or costing approach where prices or costs are determined based on the quantity of goods or services produced or sold.

Pricing Errors

Instances where the listed price of a good or service differs from the intended or market appropriate price due to typographical, calculation, or understanding errors.

Excess Capacity

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