Question

Solomon Asch (1951, 1956) embarked on a series of studies in which participants were asked to estimate the lengths of lines that clearly differed in length. Asch originally undertook these experiments to __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

show that in unambiguous situations, people will behave in reasonable, rational ways.

Explanation:

Solomon Asch (1951, 1956) embarked on a series of studies in which participants were asked to estimate the lengths of lines that clearly differed in length. Asch originally undertook these experiments to "show that in unambiguous situations, people will behave in reasonable, rational ways."

Though the outcome is shown or suggests that normative social influence affects people's judgment because people involved would not want to appear like a fool or become odd when the situation is uncertain to them.