Solomon Asch conducted a study where he had participants select which of three lines was the same length as a comparison line. Confederates who were part of the experiment were instructed to give the same wrong answer
Asch was interested in the extent to which participants conformed to the wrong the answer. Asch found that:
a. Participants provided the correct answer even though it was opposite to the confederates' answers.
b. 90% of participants provided the correct answer even though it was opposite to the confederates' answers.
c. Participants often refused to provide an answer.
d. 37% of all answers were conforming in nature.
Answer: D
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