Replacement question. Solomon Asch conducted a conformity experiment in which respondents were presented with lines of varying lengths and asked to select the line that most closely matched a separate line. Covert research assistants were also present and were instructed to encourage respondents to select incorrectly. What were the results of this study?
A) Respondents never went along with the covert research assistants.
B) Respondents went along with the covert research assistants at least 37 percent of the time.
C) Respondents went along with the covert research assistants 90 percent of the time.
D) Respondents said they would go along with the covert research assistants then changed their minds at the last minute.

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The results of Solomon Asch's conformity experiment showed that respondents went along with the incorrect answers given by the covert research assistants at least 37 percent of the time. This suggests that individuals are highly susceptible to peer pressure and conform to the opinions of those around them, even if those opinions are clearly incorrect.

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