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Asch’s Conformity Experiment Solomon Asch

By: Daniel Schollie, Tom Sanderson. Asch’s Conformity Experiment Solomon Asch. What was the purpose of the study?. Based off of the Sherif experiment (1935) Disguised as a “vision test” Determine how often people conform. Who was involved?. Impressionable participants

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Asch’s Conformity Experiment Solomon Asch

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  1. By: Daniel Schollie, Tom Sanderson Asch’s Conformity ExperimentSolomon Asch

  2. What was the purpose of the study? • Based off of the Sherif experiment (1935) • Disguised as a “vision test” • Determine how often people conform

  3. Who was involved? • Impressionable participants • Young male students (undergraduates) • Lack of mature adults

  4. Describe the experiment • Asch Conformity Video

  5. What was discovered? • Effect of social pressure on behaviour • Conformity levelled off after 8 people

  6. How did the experiment change Psychology? • Impact view on groups/social structures • People will conform, to an extent • Groups larger than 8 • Asch’s four lasting ideas

  7. "That we have found the tendency to conformity in our society so strong... is a matter of concern.  It raises questions about our ways of education and about the values that guide our conduct." –Solomon Asch

  8. Bibliography • "Asch Conformity Experiment - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYIh4MkcfJA>. • "Asch Conformity Experiment." Psychology Articles for A-level and Degree Study. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://www.simplypsychology.org/asch-conformity.html>. • "Asch Experiment - Conformity in Groups." The Scientific Method, Science, Research and Experiments. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://www.experiment-resources.com/asch-experiment.html>. • "Asch's Conformity Experiment." Pace.edu. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://webpage.pace.edu/yrafferty/Yvonne/AschConformityStudy.pdf>. • "Solomon Asch Study Social Pressure Conformity Experiment Psychology." Faith vs Reason Debate Spiritual Insights Quotations Quotes Aldous Huxley Perennial Philosophy. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/psychology/social/asch_conformity.html>. • "Solomon Asch's Legacy for Group Research." Personality and Social Psychology Review. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://psr.sagepub.com/content/3/4/358.short>.

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