In order to test the effects of social pressure on conformity,Dr.Solomon Asch placed a research participant in a room with four other individuals.Those four other people worked for Asch,even though the real participant did not know this.In research terms,people who pose as research participants but are really working for the researcher are called __________.
A) independent associates
B) confederates
C) manipulators
D) participant-observers

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The term used to describe individuals who pose as research participants but are really working for the researcher is confederates. This is the case with the four other individuals that Dr. Solomon Asch placed in the room with the real research participant. This setup was used to test the effects of social pressure on conformity. Choices A, C, and D are not accurate descriptors of confederates in this context.

In Order to Test the Effects of Social Pressure on Conformity,Dr.Solomon