AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The independent variable in Asch’s 1955 study was the response of the confederates and the dependent variable was the subject’s response to the same question. The operational definition of conformity was the assent of the subject with the group majority (Asch, 1955).

Detailed explanation-2: -Asch measured the number of times each participant conformed to the majority view. On average, the real participants conformed to the incorrect answers on 32% of the critical trials. 74% of the participants conformed on at least one critical trial and 26% of the participants never conformed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Results of the Asch Conformity Experiments Nearly 75% of the participants in the conformity experiments went along with the rest of the group at least one time. After combining the trials, the results indicated that participants conformed to the incorrect group answer approximately one-third of the time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Following Asch’s original research, numerous variations of his line judgement task were carried out. These variations include: group size, unanimity and task difficulty.