Solomon Asch set up an experiment in which eight people were shown a 10-inch line, and they had to choose the line (from a group of three) that matched the original line in length. Through this experiment, Asch was studying ________
a. bystander apathy.
b. social loafing.
c. groupthink.
d. conformity.
Answer: d
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