In a series of experiments, why did Solomon Asch (1951, 1956) ask participants to judge the lengths of lines that were clearly different from one another? Asch
a. wanted to study conformity in ambiguous situations.
b. believed that people would conform in their judgments.
c. wanted to study conformity in unambiguous situations.
d. believed that Muzafer Sherif's experiments were fatally flawed.
Question 2
Solomon Asch (1951, 1956) conducted a series of studies in which participants were asked to estimate the lengths of lines that clearly differed in length.
Participants then heard the other group members give correct estimations for some trials, and blatantly incorrect estimations for others. When confederates in the study gave an incorrect response, how did participants respond?
a. They refused to provide an obviously incorrect answer.
b. They tried to correct the confederates' mistakes and persuade them to make the correct choice.
c. They tended to conform on at least one of the trials.
d. They refused to answer, or passed their turn.
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