Question

in aschs experiment with lines, which one of these did not lower conformity rates?
a. having one person give a wrong answer
b. having only two people in the group
c. having people write down their answers
d. having confederates who were more attractive

Explanation:

In Asch's line - judgment conformity experiments:

• Option A: If one person gives a wrong answer (different from the majority's wrong answer), it provides a form of social support for the participant, reducing the pressure to conform to the majority, thus lowering conformity rates.
• Option B: When there are only two people in the group (the participant and one other), the social pressure to conform is much lower than when there is a larger majority, so conformity rates are lower.
• Option C: When people write down their answers privately, they are less influenced by the group's public responses, so conformity rates decrease.
• Option D: The attractiveness of confederates has no established relationship with reducing conformity rates in Asch's line experiment. Conformity in this experiment is more related to social pressure from group consensus, number of group members, and private vs. public response modes, not the attractiveness of confederates.

Answer:

D. Having confederates who were more attractive