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What was the purpose of the Asch experiments?
What was the purpose of the Asch experiments?
To study conformity and how social forces shape our actions and beliefs.
What percentage of subjects in the Asch experiments conformed at least once?
What percentage of subjects in the Asch experiments conformed at least once?
Approximately 75%.
Why did the subject in the conformity experiment go along with the wrong answers?
Why did the subject in the conformity experiment go along with the wrong answers?
She thought there was something going on and decided to say what everyone else said.
What are some reasons why people conform?
What are some reasons why people conform?
What is the purpose of the Asch experiment?
What is the purpose of the Asch experiment?
What is the correct answer to the task in the experiment?
What is the correct answer to the task in the experiment?
What is the potential dilemma faced by the real participant in the experiment?
What is the potential dilemma faced by the real participant in the experiment?
How does the experiment gain the trust of the subject?
How does the experiment gain the trust of the subject?
What was the original number of witnesses who heard Kitty Genovese's screams but did nothing to help?
What was the original number of witnesses who heard Kitty Genovese's screams but did nothing to help?
How many witnesses could have helped and didn't?
How many witnesses could have helped and didn't?
Why did the police commissioner lie about the number of witnesses?
Why did the police commissioner lie about the number of witnesses?
What psychological phenomenon took place as the story spread?
What psychological phenomenon took place as the story spread?
What is the phenomenon called when a sober person begins to manifest the same physical symptoms as someone under the influence of drugs?
What is the phenomenon called when a sober person begins to manifest the same physical symptoms as someone under the influence of drugs?
What does the study in the text aim to investigate?
What does the study in the text aim to investigate?
What physical manifestations did the subjects in the study experience?
What physical manifestations did the subjects in the study experience?
Even after learning that the drug was fake, why did the subjects continue to believe in their manifested symptoms?
Even after learning that the drug was fake, why did the subjects continue to believe in their manifested symptoms?
What is the purpose of using canned laughter in sitcoms?
What is the purpose of using canned laughter in sitcoms?
What is cognitive dissonance?
What is cognitive dissonance?
What is the bystander effect?
What is the bystander effect?
Who is Kitty Genovese?
Who is Kitty Genovese?
