Recall Solomon Asch's famous line-judging studies.In these studies, research subjects were asked to make judgements about unambiguous stimuli.They were asked to do this while in the presence of confederates who consistently gave incorrect responses.According to the textbook, one of the important conclusions to be drawn from Asch's research is that ____.

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Asch's research concluded that people tend to look to one another for information, rather than to the environment, when judging unambiguous stimuli. This is demonstrated by the fact that participants were more likely to give an incorrect response when surrounded by confederates who also gave incorrect answers, even when the correct answer was obvious. This suggests that people are influenced by social pressure and conformity when making judgments or decisions.

Recall Solomon Asch's Famous Line-Judging Studies