Asch had subjects judge the length of straight lines after they heard fake "subjects" consistently give the same incorrect length judgment

Under this kind of social influence, the real subjects conformed to a distorted view of reality on about ________ of the judgment trials.
a) one-quarter
b) one-third
c) half
d) two-thirds


ANS: B

Psychology

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