Asch’s Research

Question 1

What was the baseline procedure of asch

Answer 1

123 male participants
One participant per group of 6-8 confederates
Seated second to last
Original line and 3 other lines, had to match one of 3 to original line
Confederates gave wrong answers

Question 2

What were the results of the baseline procedure of asch

Answer 2

36 percent of people confirmed to the obvious wrong answer

Question 3

What were the 3 main variables of asch

Answer 3

Group size
Unanimity
Task difficulty

Question 4

How did group size affect conformity levels

Answer 4

Increased with group size but only to certain point

Question 5

How did unanimity affect conformity levels

Answer 5

Less conformity due to differences enter

Question 6

How does task difficulty affect conformity levels

Answer 6

Increased due to ambiguity of answer

Question 7

What are the limitations of asch’s study

Answer 7

Situation was artificial (don’t apply to real world)
Limited application as it was all men

Question 8

What research supports asch findings

Answer 8

Todd Lucas 2006
Found levels of conformity increased when asked hard maths questions as opposed to easy ones. However, those who were confident in maths didn’t conform