It is 1951, and you are required to participate in a perception experiment. You join seven others seated in a room. You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines. The experimenter, Solomon Asch, is studying

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Solomon Asch's experiment aimed to study conformity, where individuals may alter their beliefs and behaviors to match those of a group. By asking participants to make a simple comparison judgment in the presence of a group that intentionally gave a wrong answer, Asch was able to demonstrate how often individuals conform to the group's incorrect answer. Therefore, the best answer is D) conformity.

It Is 1951, and You Are Required to Participate in a Perception