Results from a recent fMRI study replicated Asch's line judgment study. The results of the fMRI suggest that when participants judged rotated figures and stated a correct answer when the others around them unanimously stated an incorrect answer,
the area of the brain that was active was the
a. visual cortex, which senses and perceives visual input.
b. amygdala, which is associated with negative emotions.
c. hippocampus: an area associated with trauma.
d. right cingular gyrus: an area associated with pain detection.
Question 2
The Asch line studies were conducted over fifty years ago, and society has changed quite a bit. A recent study involving fMRI and the line judgment task attempted to replicate some of Asch's results. What were the results of this study?
a. People today are more susceptible to conformity than people fifty years ago.
b. People today are less susceptible to conformity than people fifty years ago.
c. Results suggested that people no longer conform.
d. Results were very similar to those of Asch's original studies.
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