Question

Who discovered that the amount of conformity (decreased/increased) if the participants were allowed to submit their answers privately in writing instead of sharing them aloud with the group which showed that the participants did in fact know the correct answer?

Answer 1

Solomon Asch

Step-by-step explanation:

Solomon Asch did an experiment to probe the range to which pressure from a majority group can affect an individual conform.

He had the believe that the main issue with Sherif's experiment of conformity no correct answer was found of the ambiguous autokinetic experiment. He asked the question how could we be sure that a person conformed when there was no right answer.

In 1951 Asch discovers a means what is was known as a classic experiment in social psychology, to a line judgment task. there will be an obvious or correct answer.

Answer 2

Solomon Asch

Step-by-step explanation:

In Solomon Asch's classic obedience experiment, The rate of conformity is decreased,if the participants were allowed to submit their answers privately in writing instead of sharing them aloud with the group

Because at a point in the trails, most participants at least occasionally gave the same wrong answer ,this pattern shows clearly that the participants knew that this answer is incorrect. so,if the participants were allowed to submit their answers privately in writing instead of sharing them aloud with the group,rate of conformity will greatly reduced.