Variables affecting conformity including group size, unanimity and task difficulty as investigated by Asch
Asch found that how much people conform depends on three key factors. These are the size of the group, whether everyone agrees, and how hard the task is.
Real World
Peer pressure in school uniform violations works this way — students are far more likely to break dress-code rules when an entire friendship group does so unanimously than when just one friend bends the rules.
Exam Focus
Name the specific variable, state the direction of effect, and quote a conformity percentage from Asch's findings to earn top marks.
Evaluation Scaffold
A four-step framework for high-quality evaluation. Use this for 'assess', 'evaluate', and 'to what extent' questions.
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