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What was the main purpose of the experiment?
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?
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?
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?
What percentage of participants conformed to the confederates' wrong answer on at least one critical trial?
How many trials did each participant take part in?
How many trials did each participant take part in?
What percentage of participants never conformed to the confederates' wrong answer?
What percentage of participants never conformed to the confederates' wrong answer?
The experiment tested whether people conform to the influence of a ______ using an unambiguous task.
The experiment tested whether people conform to the influence of a ______ using an unambiguous task.
The participants were shown two large white cards, one with a standard ______ and the other with three comparison lines.
The participants were shown two large white cards, one with a standard ______ and the other with three comparison lines.
The naïve participant did not know the other participants were ______.
The naïve participant did not know the other participants were ______.
The findings showed that ______ percent of the critical trials the naïve participants conformed.
The findings showed that ______ percent of the critical trials the naïve participants conformed.
The participants who never conformed reported feelings of ______ and doubt.
The participants who never conformed reported feelings of ______ and doubt.
The control group consisted of the first few trials where all confederates gave the ______ answer.
The control group consisted of the first few trials where all confederates gave the ______ answer.
