Factors affecting Conformity

Which two types of factors affect conformity?

• Situational

• Personal

• Personality

• Biological

A covert lab observation using pictures of lines and confederates was conducted to study conformity. Who did this study?

• Haney et al.

• Piliavin et al.

• Milgram

• Asch

Which of these is NOT a situational factor?

• Locus of Control

• Size of majority

• Unanimity of majority

• Task ambiguity

Every single one of Hope's best friends chose football club. She chose it too, even though she prefers volleyball.

• Size of Majority

• Unanimity of Majority

• Task Ambiguity

• Locus of Control

"If I work hard, I can learn a new language."

• Internal Locus of Control

• External Locus of Control

Asch found that the conformity rate rose from 3% when there was one confederate to 31% when there were three confederates picking the wrong line.

• Size of Majority

• Unanimity of Majority

• Task Ambiguity

• Locus of Control

Clara was still unsure what "validity" is in evaluating so she agreed when others said Piliavin et al. has high validity.

• Size of Majority

• Unanimity of Majority

• Task Ambiguity

• Locus of Control

Asch did his line experiments with over 300 participants. Strength or weakness?

• High generalisability

• Low generalisability

• Ethical

• Unethical

Participants were told it was a study of vision, when in reality it was about conformity. They did not know the others were actors.

• High generalisability

• Low generalisability

• Ethical

• Unethical

The study was a task involving looking at pictures of lines and it took place in a laboratory.

• High validity

• Low validity

• High ecological validity

• Low ecological validity