In a series of studies by Solomon Asch (1951, 1956), when participants judged the lengths of lines alone rather than in a group of confederates, their judgments were accurate about 99 percent of the time

Still, when other participants made judgments in a group of people who gave the wrong answers, they reported incorrect judgments. These findings suggest that
a. experts exert informational social influence in ambiguous situations.
b. normative social influence was at work.
c. informational social influence happens, even in unambiguous situations.
d. people will distort reality to avoid punishment or social censure.

Answer: B

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Because most traits are polygenic, they are

the result of dominant genes. constantly changing. produced by many genes. the result of recessive genes.

Psychology

_____ are chemicals released into the bloodstream.

A)Genes B)Synapses C)Neurotransmitters D)Hormones

Psychology