The Asch line studies were conducted over fifty years ago, and society has changed quite a bit. A recent study involving fMRI and the line judgment task attempted to replicate some of Asch's results. What were the results of this study?

a. People today are more susceptible to conformity than people fifty years ago.
b. People today are less susceptible to conformity than people fifty years ago.
c. Results suggested that people no longer conform.
d. Results were very similar to those of Asch's original studies.


Answer: D

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