Variable Affecting Conformity 2 - Effect of group/majority size

Question 1

What is the general trend of changing the majority size on the conformity rate?

Answer 1

Conformity tends to increase as the size of the group increases up to a point.

Question 2

What is the point in which group size stops having an affect on conformity?

Answer 2

There is little change in conformity once the group reaches 4-5.

Question 3

What is considered the optimum group size, why?

Answer 3

4 because conformity does not seem to increase beyond this.

Question 4

What did Asch report when the majority was only one or two people?

Answer 4

Little conformity.

Question 5

Under the pressure of three people, what did the conformity increase to?

Answer 5

30%

Question 6

What is the overall statement about group size?

Answer 6

Size of the majority is important but only up to an optimal point.