In Asch's study of conformity, subjects:

Correct answer: C. indicated which of three lines matched a "standard line" in length

  • A. were ordered to give consistently wrong answers to simples
  • B. were ordered to deliver painful electric shocks to stranger
  • C. indicated which of three lines matched a "standard line" in length
  • D. became the recipients of painful electric shocks delivered by an experimental accompliceTry Prep Courses

Explanation

Asch's conformity experiment used a line-judgment task in which participants identified which of three comparison lines matched a standard line. The wrong-answer group consisted of confederates, not people receiving or delivering electric shocks.

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