In Asch's famous study on conformity, participants were successfully pressured to
A. agree that differently sized lines were actually the same length.
B. claim to hear a song in the background that wasn't actually there.
C. agree that an overly salty, undercooked meal was delicious.
D. confirm that a man with his clothes on backwards actually looked stylish.
Answer: A
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