Conformity to Majority Influence Experiment
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What was the main purpose of the experiment?

  • To test participants' math skills
  • To evaluate the reliability of confederates in psychological experiments
  • To study the effect of peer pressure on decision-making (correct)
  • To compare the response times of participants in a group setting
  • How many participants were recruited for the experiment?

  • 150 American male undergraduate students
  • 123 American male undergraduate students (correct)
  • 50 American male undergraduate students
  • 100 American male undergraduate students
  • What was the seating arrangement of the naïve participant in the group?

  • Last in the group
  • Second from last in the group (correct)
  • First in the group
  • In the middle of the group
  • What percentage of participants conformed to the confederates' wrong answer on at least one critical trial?

    <p>75%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many trials did each participant take part in?

    <p>18 trials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of participants never conformed to the confederates' wrong answer?

    <p>25%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The experiment tested whether people conform to the influence of a ______ using an unambiguous task.

    <p>majority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The participants were shown two large white cards, one with a standard ______ and the other with three comparison lines.

    <p>line</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The naïve participant did not know the other participants were ______.

    <p>confederates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The findings showed that ______ percent of the critical trials the naïve participants conformed.

    <p>36.8</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The participants who never conformed reported feelings of ______ and doubt.

    <p>tension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The control group consisted of the first few trials where all confederates gave the ______ answer.

    <p>right</p> Signup and view all the answers

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