In a Series of Studies by Solomon Asch (1951, 1956)

Multiple Choice

In a series of studies by Solomon Asch (1951, 1956) , when participants judged the lengths of lines alone rather than in a group of confederates, their judgments were accurate about 99 percent of the time. Still, when other participants made judgments in a group of people who gave the wrong answers, they reported incorrect judgments. These findings suggest that __________.

A) experts exert informational social influence in ambiguous situations
B) normative social influence was at work
C) informational social influence happens, even in unambiguous situations
D) people will distort reality to avoid punishment or social censure