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Mind Map by Adam Waldie, updated more than 1 year ago
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Asch Study and Variations
- Study (1951-1955)
- Method
- 3 Comparison lines and 1 standard line
- 123 American Male Undergraduates
- 6-8 Confederates per trial
- Confederates were told to say the wrong answer
- 3 Comparison lines and 1 standard line
- Findings
- 36.8% of the time a wrong answer was given
- 25% Participants didn't conform at
all
- 75% Participants conformed at least
once
- Participants said they felt self-conscious and conformed to prevent rejection (NSI)
- 36.8% of the time a wrong answer was given
- Method
- Variations
- Group Size
- 3 Confederates- Confomity- 31.8%
- 4 Confederates+ - Little Difference
- Small majority is not sufficient for influence to be
exeted
- 3 Confederates- Confomity- 31.8%
- Unanimity
- Dissenting
Participant
- Conformity fell by a
1/4
- The participant behaved more independently
- Dissenting
Participant
- Task Difficulty
- Asch made the comparison lines closer in length
- Conformity Increased
- ISI plays a role- we look to others for guidance and assume they are
right
- Asch made the comparison lines closer in length
- Group Size
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