Angela is a participant in a replication of a famous psychology experiment.Along with seven other students seated in a room,she is shown a 10-inch test line,and then everyone takes turns identifying the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter is interested in studying
A)visual perception.
B)depth perception.
C)absolute threshold.
D)conformity.

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The experiment described is known as the Asch conformity experiment, which measures the degree to which individuals conform to the opinions of a group. In this case, the other seven students are intentionally giving incorrect answers to see if Angela will conform and also give an incorrect answer. Therefore, the correct answer is D) conformity.

Angela Is a Participant in a Replication of a Famous