In a classic study conducted by Deutsch and Gerard (1955), participants were asked to judge the lengths of lines (similar to the Asch studies). Later, participants learned that their judgments conflicted with those of the rest of the group
Which of the following groups was most likely to resist group pressure?
A) participants who judged the length of the lines and kept their judgments in their minds
B) participants who judged the length of the lines, wrote the judgments down, and then erased them
C) participants who judged the length of the lines, wrote the judgments down, and then handed them to the researcher
D) participants who judged the length of the lines, wrote the judgment down, and didn't show them to anyone else
Answer: C
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