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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Groups

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In one of Solomon Asch’s experiments, all but one member of a group being tested was working with the researchers and gave false answers to the questions being asked. What aspect of group psychology was Asch attempting to examine?
  1. Conformity
  2. Participation
  3. Teamwork
  4. Support
  5. Leadership
Explanation
Answer: A - Asch sought to test conformity with his experiment. Conformity describes how a person may change in order to stay in sync with their group. Subjects in the experiments were often willing to give a wrong answer if other participants gave the same wrong answer.
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