In a classic study, Solomon Asch measured conformity by testing

A) how much the opinions of jurors in a courtroom trial changed after the jury discussed a case.
B) whether someone would agree with a majority that gave wrong answers in a visual-judgment experiment.
C) how much an address by the president of the United States changed public opinion as measured by a survey.
D) how much the smoking and drinking habits of high-school students differed from those of their parents.

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Katie Cozzie · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Solomon Asch's study measured conformity by testing whether someone would agree with a majority that gave wrong answers in a visual-judgment experiment. Participants were asked to match the length of a standard line to three comparison lines, and the majority of confederates purposely gave the wrong answer. Asch found that many participants (about 75%) conformed to the majority at least once, even when the majority's answer was clearly incorrect.

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