In the Asch experiment on judging the lengths of lines, the experimenter manipulated the subjects' perceptions by
A. altering the subjects' social role.
B. verbally threatening the subjects.
C. paying the subjects to lie.
D. applying group pressure on the subjects.
Answer: D
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