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The relationship between group size and conformity by Jamie Nabieu Contents 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Aim and Hypothesis 4. Method 5. Results 6. Discussion 7. References 8. Appendix Abstract Asch's area of conformity found that a number of different variables effected conformity including group size; he found that the highest degree of conformity occurred where a group of three exerted pressure on the naive participant but that the effect of conformity would decrease as group size increased above three. The study aimed to test this hypothesis by setting up an unambiguous task, testing individual participants in one of two conditions; one involving a group of three exerting pressure on one participant and another where there was group seven exerting pressure on one participant using Asch's paradigm, but unlike Asch each condition was used only once and the tasked involved tasting a flavoured drink. The study was experimental and an independent group design was used. Testing of association between group...

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