Question

Asch had subjects judge the length of straight lines after they heard "fake" subjects consistently give the same incorrect length judgment. under this kind of social influence, the real subjects conformed to a distorted view of reality on about ________ of the judgment trials.

Answer 1

The correct answer is $\frac{1}{3}$. Under this kind of social influence, the real subjects conformed to a distorted view of reality on about a third of the judgment trials. This is because they were distorted by the "fake" subjects consistently give the same incorrect length judgment.