Sherif found that subjects who had conformed with their group's judgments in the autokinetic situation tended to ___ when later isolated and asked to make judgments.
A)return to their own idiosyncratic estimates
B)continue basing their judgments on the group norm
C)underestimate the distance moved
D)give variable and unpredictable responses

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Sherif's experiments on the autokinetic effect demonstrated that individuals who conformed to group norms in a social setting tended to continue adhering to those norms even when later isolated. This illustrates the lasting influence of social conformity on individual judgment.

Sherif Found That Subjects Who Had Conformed with Their Group's