OTHER CONFORMITY EXPERIMENTS [asch comparison] Flashcards
What did Mori and Arai [2010] investigate?
Line length with filter glasses in Japan
How does Mori and Arai’s [2010] study support Asch?
Similar results with WOMEN
How does Mori and Arai’s [2010] study criticise Asch?
No conformity with MEN
Why did Mori and Arai [2010] find different results?
Ppts knew each other
Cultural differences
Generational differences
What did Furman and Duke investigate?
Lack of confidence affecting conformity - music majors vs other majors stating preference of music pieces
How does Furman and Duke’s study support Asch?
Lack of confidence increased conformity - same results as Asch’s task difficulty variation
How does Furman and Duke’s study criticise Asch?
Confident people NEVER conformed
What did Perrin and Spencer believe about Asch’s experiment?
It was a “child of its time”
What did Perrin and Spencer investigate?
An exact replica of Asch’s experiment but with engineering students
How does Perrin and Spencer’s study criticise Asch?
The level of conformity was only 1/396
Why did Perrin and Spencer find different results?
It’s possible that the 1950s were an especially conformist time in America due to the conservative social climate
Less value is placed on conformity in today’s society
