DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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In Asch’s experiment on conformity, what factor what had the most impact on the subject’s decision to conform?
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the size of the group
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the group had high status
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individuals were made to feel insecure
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the group was unanimous in their answers
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The experiment concluded that people conform for two main reasons: they want to fit in with the group (normative influence) and because they believe the group is more informed than they are (informational influence).
Detailed explanation-2: -Group Unanimity A person is more likely to conform when all members of the group agree and give the same answer. When one other person in the group gave a different answer from the others, and the group answer was not unanimous, conformity dropped.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three main variables affecting conformity that we will look at are group size, unanimity and task difficulty (as investigated by Asch).
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