Solomon Asch (1951, 1956) conducted a series of studies in which participants were asked to estimate the lengths of lines that clearly differed in length. Participants then heard the other group members give correct estimations for some trials, and blatantly incorrect estimations for others. When confederates in the study gave an incorrect response, how did participants respond? a. They refused to provide an obviously incorrect answer. b. They tried to correct the confederates' mistakes and persuade them to make the correct choice. c. They tended to conform on at least one of the trials. d. They refused to answer, or "passed" their turn

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Parker Fuller

30 October, 10:07

Solomon Asch (1951, 1956) conducted a series of studies in which participants were asked to estimate the lengths of lines that clearly differed in length. Participants then heard the other group members give correct estimations for some trials, and blatantly incorrect estimations for others. When confederates in the study gave an incorrect response, how did participants respond? a. They refused to provide an obviously incorrect answer. b. They tried to correct the confederates' mistakes and persuade them to make the correct choice. c. They tended to conform on at least one of the trials. d. They refused to answer, or "passed" their turn

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Jacquelyn Trujillo · Answer 1

They tended to conform on at least one of the trials

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Confederates in a research experiments are individuals who pretend to be participants in a research study but in actuality are part of the research team. In this way, real participants believe they are fellow participants and they are able to influence research somewhat. Solomon Asch made use of confederates in his research on majority influence where individuals seem to conform/be influenced (follow) based on what other people/participants have done.