AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An actor who participates in a psychological experiment by pretending to be a subject while in actuality working for the researcher.

Detailed explanation-2: -An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but really they’re working for the researcher . Also known as a “stooge". Confounding variables are factors other than the independent variable that may cause a result.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solomon Asch-Conformity Experiment Asch (1951) devised what is now regarded as a classic experiment in social psychology, whereby there was an obvious answer to a line judgment task. If the participant gave an incorrect answer it would be clear that this was due to group pressure.

Detailed explanation-4: -Conformity is the act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Obedience is a form of social influence that involves performing an action under the orders of an authority figure. It differs from compliance (which involves changing your behavior at the request of another person) and conformity (which involves altering your behavior in order to go along with the rest of the group).