Author Question: In Muzafer Sherif's study using the autokinetic effect, subjects concentrated on a small point of ... (Read 150 times)

jlmhmf · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In Muzafer Sherif's study using the autokinetic effect, subjects concentrated on a small point of light in a dark room and called out estimates of the distance it had moved. As time passed, the subjects

a. gave answers that became more similar
b. failed to agree on common perceptions
c. discovered that the apparent movement was an illusion
d. exhibited psychological reactance

Question 2

After the initial autokinetic effect study was completed, Sherif's subjects were retested alone, and their distance estimates were

a. larger than before
b. smaller than before
c. unrelated to the previous estimates
d. similar to the initial estimates