Asch's Conformity Study- Variations

Question 1

What were the 3 variations Asch conducted

Answer 1

• Group size
• Unanimity
• Task difficulty

Question 2

What was the procedural change for group size

Answer 2

Removing half of the confederates and compared with 3 or more confederates

Question 3

What was the procedural change for unanimity

Answer 3

Dissenters either gave the right answer or a different answer to other confederates

Question 4

What was the procedural change for the difficulty of the task

Answer 4

Lines became harder to visibly distinguish

Question 5

Findings of altering group sizes

Answer 5

• <2 confederates= limited conformity
• 3> confederates= 30% conformity but the larger the group got, the rate remained the same

Question 6

Findings of unanimity

Answer 6

Right answer- reduced rates to 5.5%
Different answer- reduced rates to 9%