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Asch AO1 quiz
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1What are the two types of conformity?
- ANormative (to avoid rejection) and Informational (when the correct behaviour is unknown in a situation)
- BNominal (to avoid rejection) and Informational ( when the correct behaviour is unknown in a situation)
- CNominal (to avoid rejection) and Interpretive (when the correct behaviour is unknown in a situation)
2Jenness (1932) asked participants to estimate how far a spot of light was moving, first individually and then in a group.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Asch believed that Sherif (1935) and Jenness (1932) were limited because...
- AThey did not have a large enough sample.
- BThey only investigated conformity in an ambiguous situation.
- CThey were both from a time with different conformity levels.
4What are the aims of Asch's research?
- ATo investigate the effects of group pressure in an ambiguous situation.
- BTo investigate the effects of group pressure in an unambiguous situation.
- CTo investigate the effects of informational social influence.
5There were 123 participants in Asch's study.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6The participants were an opportunity sample from 4 different universities.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7The participants were...
- Aall male and American
- Ball women and American
- Call women and British
8The participants were...
- Atold the true nature of the research.
- Bdeceived, believing that it was a test of visual perception.
9Each trial involved one naive participant and how many confederates?
- A4-6
- B5-7
- C6-8
10Each group was presented with two cards- one with a standard line and the other with three comparison lines, one the same length as the one on the card, the other two substantially different.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11The confederates gave the wrong answer...
- A12 of the 18 trials
- B10 of the 20 trials
- C5 of the 25 trials
12Which of the below were variations in the study...
- AReplications were conducted with various group sizes from 1 to 15 members
- BUsing a truthful partner where one confederate gave correct answers.
- CThe effect of having a dissenter, some gave answers that disagreed with the majority and the participant.
- DA partner who changes his mind- begins by giving correct responses and then joins the majority for the last 6 trials.
- EA partner who leaves- gives correct responses for the first 6 trials and then leaves for an appointment.
13Participants were later debriefed and ...
- Ainterviewed about their behaviour.
- Basked to give their opinions on the study.
14How many participants gave the wrong answer in the control trial?
- A4%
- B96%
- C1%
15The participant's gave the wrong (conforming answer) 39% of the time
- ATrue
- BFalse
16Which of these are correct?
- A25% of participants never gave a conforming answer
- B50% conformed and 50% never did
- C75% of participants conformed at least once
17Independent Participants felt confident in their judgement and felt obliged to say what they thought to be the right answer.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Extremely compliant Participant's underestimated how many times they had conformed. They explained their compliance as...
- AThem not wanting to spoil the results
- BThem not wanting to upset the researcher
- CThem feeling that they were "deficient" in comparison to the rest of the group and that they had to hide this.
19In the variation of size of the group, 1 confederate meant that the Participant swayed very little
- ATrue
- BFalse
20With a truthful partner, participants conformity was 1/2 of what it was in the baseline study.
- ATrue
- BFalse
21With a dissenting partner, the conformity of participants reduced to 1/3 of what it was in the baseline study.
- ATrue
- BFalse
22A partner who changed their mind had a large effect on the conformity of the participant.
- ATrue
- BFalse
23The participant reverted back to the majority when the partner leaves for a good reason.
- ATrue
- BFalse
24What were the conclusions of the study?
- AOverall- there is a strong tendency to conform to the majority in a situation where the answer is clear.
- BOverall- there is a weak tendency to conform to the majority in a situation where the answer is clear.
25The other conclusions were...
- AThat there must be a majority of at least three to have a strong effect.
- BThe presence of dissenters reduces the impact of the majority.
- CThe majority must be unanimous to exert strong conformity in participants.
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- wjec psychology quiz for Asch for aims and context, procedures and findings and conclusions
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- Georgia Leech
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