In follow-ups of Asch's studies of conformity, the behavior of participants who responded anonymously implies that

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Asch's follow-up studies found that when participants responded anonymously, they were less likely to conform to the incorrect judgments of the group, suggesting that their public compliance in the earlier studies was due to social pressure rather than a genuine change in private beliefs. This supports choice D that participants in the earlier studies complied with social pressure without actually changing their private beliefs.

In Follow-Ups of Asch's Studies of Conformity, the Behavior of Participants