- The Asch conformity experiment studied the influence of group size on conformity in social psychology
- It involved a line judgment task with a group of confederates giving intentional wrong answers
- Results showed that 33% of participants conformed to the incorrect majority
- Conformity increases as group size increases, with 3 being the optimal size
- Task difficulty affects conformity, with informational social influence playing a role
- The experiment contributes to the study of social psychology and group dynamics
- It supports the two process theory of social influence
- Ethical issues and limitations in the experiment should be considered for future research.
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