research into conformity

Question 1

asch line study (1951) ?
-procedure

Answer 1

-123 male american ppts
-1 naive ppt with group of confederates
-ppts shown a line (X) and then shown 3 more lines and then was asked which was the same as (X)
-confederates gave incorrect 12/18 of the trials

Question 2

asch - findings

Answer 2

-naive ppt agreed with confederates 37% of time
-75% can a wrong answer at least once

Question 3

asch weakness 1

Answer 3

point - limited sample
evidence - american males (not generalisable)
explain - conformity may be higher in women (Neto, 1995) and in collectivist cultures (bord,1996)

Question 4

asch weakness 2

Answer 4

point - ethics
evidence - ppts were decived as to the true nature of the study (though it was a study into vision)
explain - full conclusion cannot be made

Question 5

jenness (1932) bean jar

Answer 5

-ppts asked to estimate how many beans were in a jar
-when asked individually, ppts gave very different answers
-after discussing, nearly all changed their answers

Question 6

jenness strength 1

Answer 6

point - laboratory study
evidence - setting was highly controlled and effect of extraneous variables are limited
explain - establishes a cause and effect relationship

Question 7

jenness weakness 2

Answer 7

point - artificial setting
evidence - scenario was unlike real life
explain - lacks ecological validity (findings can be applied)