Question
In a study of this phenomenon, participants were told that they were taking part in a visual perception test and had to match the length of a standard line to one of three comparison lines. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this phenomenon studied in that experiment by Solomon Asch, in which individuals adjust their own attitudes to match a majority.
ANSWER: conformity [or conforming]
[10e] Conformity is closely related with this other form of behavior, which is the influence exerted by one's surroundings to encourage conformity, such as in its “peer” form.
ANSWER: social pressure [accept peer pressure]
[10h] This Turkish-American psychologist used the autokinetic effect to study conformity in an experiment in which participants in a darkened room observed a point of light on a screen. He also studied intergroup conflict in the Robbers Cave experiment.
ANSWER: Muzafer Sherif [or Muzafer Şerif Başoğlu]
<Social Science - Social Science - Psychology>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrol-Hyde | Vanderbilt | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| USN B | USN A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| USN MS | USN C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 11 | 14.55 | 91% | 46% | 9% |