You Are on a Committee That Is Deciding How to Allocate

Multiple Choice

You are on a committee that is deciding how to allocate the yearly budget. Many people on the committee seem to just be "going along with the crowd" rather than expressing their opinions or concerns. Based on Asch's line-judging research on conformity, you can encourage more dissent and debate in the group by ____.

A) making sure that the group consists of no fewer than five people
B) playing "devil's advocate" and disagreeing with the majority view
C) finding a way to have same-sex group members meet separately
D) providing the group with a common bond and strong group identity