The Solomon Asch experiment, in which groups of participants were asked to compare the lengths of lines, demonstrated that:
a. groups have great power to induce conformity.
b. an authoritarian leader can strongly influence group members.
c. peer pressure emerges when a group’s task is relatively difficult or demanding.
d. the larger the group is, the less each member has a sense of individual responsibility.
Answer: a. groups have great power to induce conformity.
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a. necessity is the mother of invention.
b. when the cultural base is capable of supporting an invention that invention will come into being whether we want it or not.
c. human beings have no free will.
d. the best things in science are found because they are useful at the time.