Which of the following is true of Asch's conformity procedure?
A. Torn between the desire to avoid doing harm and the desire to be a good participant, a surprising number of people chose to disobey the orders.
B. In the obedience experiments, the remote victim's pleas overcame a powerful social pressure (the experimenter's commands).
C. When external influences overrode inner convictions, attitudes failed to determine behavior.
D. When responding alone, Asch's participants nearly always gave the wrong answer.
Answer: C
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