Solomon Asch conducted a conformity experiment in which respondents were presented with lines of varying lengths and asked to select the line that most closely matched a separate line

Covert research assistants were also present and were instructed to encourage respondents to select incorrectly. What were the results of this study?
a. Respondents never went along with the covert research assistants.
b. Respondents went along with the covert research assistants at least 37 percent of the time.
c. Respondents went along with the covert research assistants 90 percent of the time.
d. Respondents said they would go along with the covert research assistants then changed their minds at the lastminute.


b

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a. Social structures are highly visible systems that coordinate human activities. b. Sociologists study social structures that can involve as few as two people. c. Social structures encompass: statuses, roles, groups, and institutions. d. Social structures shape opportunities to connect to others.

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Overall, the Proclamation of 1763 gave lip service to the rights of

A) all Europeans to take whatever land they wanted. B) all Indians' land rights. C) all Indian land taken by force or treaty. D) all squatters' rights.

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Jonas is a single father. Compared to a two-parent household, Jonas is likely to:

a) have a higher income. b) live above the poverty line. c) have a more highly-educated father. d) spend more time caring for very young children. e) own his own home.

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The establishment of casinos on reservation land has dramatically decreased rates of poverty among Native Americans

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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