Asch's variations

Question 1

what does SUD mean?

Answer 1

-size of the majority
-unanimity of the majority
-difficulty of the task

Question 2

explain how the size of the majority can effect conformity.

Answer 2

conformity increases when the size of the group increases up to 3. but any more confederates made little to no differece.

Question 3

explain how the unanimity of the majority could effect conformity.

Answer 3

if someone in the group agrees with you or disagrees with the rest of the group, the pp is less likely to conform.

Question 4

explain how the difficulty of the task could effect the conformity.

Answer 4

when the task is more difficult, conformity increases because of informational social influence and can lead to internilisation.