MACE PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
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>> When was Asch’s study done
Answer: 1955
>> what was asch’s aim
Answer: to what extent people will conform to the opinion of others, even in a situation where the
answer is certain.
>> What was Asch’s baseline procedure
Answer: 123 American men were tested with other participants. They were asked to compare two
obviously the same line and one very different on two different cards
>> What were Asch’s basline findings
Answer: The genuine participant agreed with the confederates 36.6% of the time
>> What variables 3 did asch test
Answer: Group size
>> How did Asch test group size
Answer: Varied the number of confederates from 1-15
>> What results did Asch find from his test on group size
Answer: There was a curvilinear realationship between group size and conformity rate.
>> Specific data for resulyts from Asch’s test on group size
Answer: 2 confederates - 13.6% conformity
>> What does Asch’s test on group size prove
Answer: That most people are very sensitive to the views of other people as only 1 or 2 confederates
swayed some peoples opinions
>> How did Asch test Unanimity
Answer: He intorduced a different confederate to disagree with the other confederates
>> What were the variations between Asch testing Unanimity
Answer: In the first study the confederate gave the correct answer
,>> What were the results of Asch’s unanimity variation
Answer: The rates decreased to less than a quarter of the original value when the majority was
unanimous.
>> How did Asch test Task difficulty
Answer: He increased the difficulty of the line judging task by making the stimulus line and the
comparison lines more similar to each other in length
>> What were the results of Asch testing the task difficulty
Answer: Asch found conformity increased. It may be the situation that is more ambiguous when the
task becomes harder.
>> What are the two limitations of Asch’s experiment
Answer: Artificial application and task
>> what is a strength of asch work
Answer: evidence towards his findings
>> What is the Limitation on asch to do with the artificial situation and task
Answer: P: One limitation is that the situation and task were artificial
>> What is the limitation on asch to do with limited application
Answer: P: Another limitation is that Asch’s findings have little application
>> What is the strength on asch to do with research support
Answer: P: One strength is other evidence to support Asch’s findings
>> What are the three types of conformity
Answer: Internalisation
>> What is internalisation
Answer: When a person genuinely accepts group norms. Both public and private change of
opinions/behaviour
>> What is Identification
Answer: Identifying with the group because we want to be welcomed. Public change of
opinion/behaviour to be accepted by group however not private.
>> What is compliance
Answer: Superficial change, behaviour stops as soon as group pressure has gone.
>> Who developed the theory on ISI and NSI
, Answer: Morton deustch and Harold Gerald
>> What is the theory that Moron deutsch and Harold Gerald based on?
Answer: The two basic human needs: the need to be right and the need to be liked
>> What is ISI (Informative Social Influence)
Answer: ISI is a cognitive process because it is do with what u think. When we agree with the opinion of
the majority as we believe it is right.
>> What is NSI (Normative Social Influence)
Answer: NSI is an emotional process.
>> strength of NSI/ISI
Answer: research support for ISI
>> limitation of NSI/ISI
Answer: unclear if NSI/ISI operate in studies/real life
>> What is the research support for NSI
Answer: P: One strength of NSI is that there is research support
>> What is the research support for ISI
Answer: P: Another strength is the research support for ISI
>> What is the counterpoint for NSI and ISI
Answer: CP: It is often unclear as to whether NSI or ISI is going to operate in studies and in real life
>> What is a limitation of NSI
Answer: P: One limitation is individual differences in NSI
>> What was the Stanford Prison experiment
Answer: In 1973 Zimbardo set up a mock prison in the basement of the psychology department.
>> What were the uniforms like in the Stanford prison experiment
Answer: prisoners- given a loose smock to wear and a cap to cover their hair they were identified by
number
>> What instructions were the participants given about behaviour in the stanford prison experiment
Answer: The prisoners were further encouraged to identify with their role, rather than leaving the study
early prisoners could apply for parole.
>> What were Zimbardo’s findings related to social roles - guards
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
>> When was Asch’s study done
Answer: 1955
>> what was asch’s aim
Answer: to what extent people will conform to the opinion of others, even in a situation where the
answer is certain.
>> What was Asch’s baseline procedure
Answer: 123 American men were tested with other participants. They were asked to compare two
obviously the same line and one very different on two different cards
>> What were Asch’s basline findings
Answer: The genuine participant agreed with the confederates 36.6% of the time
>> What variables 3 did asch test
Answer: Group size
>> How did Asch test group size
Answer: Varied the number of confederates from 1-15
>> What results did Asch find from his test on group size
Answer: There was a curvilinear realationship between group size and conformity rate.
>> Specific data for resulyts from Asch’s test on group size
Answer: 2 confederates - 13.6% conformity
>> What does Asch’s test on group size prove
Answer: That most people are very sensitive to the views of other people as only 1 or 2 confederates
swayed some peoples opinions
>> How did Asch test Unanimity
Answer: He intorduced a different confederate to disagree with the other confederates
>> What were the variations between Asch testing Unanimity
Answer: In the first study the confederate gave the correct answer
,>> What were the results of Asch’s unanimity variation
Answer: The rates decreased to less than a quarter of the original value when the majority was
unanimous.
>> How did Asch test Task difficulty
Answer: He increased the difficulty of the line judging task by making the stimulus line and the
comparison lines more similar to each other in length
>> What were the results of Asch testing the task difficulty
Answer: Asch found conformity increased. It may be the situation that is more ambiguous when the
task becomes harder.
>> What are the two limitations of Asch’s experiment
Answer: Artificial application and task
>> what is a strength of asch work
Answer: evidence towards his findings
>> What is the Limitation on asch to do with the artificial situation and task
Answer: P: One limitation is that the situation and task were artificial
>> What is the limitation on asch to do with limited application
Answer: P: Another limitation is that Asch’s findings have little application
>> What is the strength on asch to do with research support
Answer: P: One strength is other evidence to support Asch’s findings
>> What are the three types of conformity
Answer: Internalisation
>> What is internalisation
Answer: When a person genuinely accepts group norms. Both public and private change of
opinions/behaviour
>> What is Identification
Answer: Identifying with the group because we want to be welcomed. Public change of
opinion/behaviour to be accepted by group however not private.
>> What is compliance
Answer: Superficial change, behaviour stops as soon as group pressure has gone.
>> Who developed the theory on ISI and NSI
, Answer: Morton deustch and Harold Gerald
>> What is the theory that Moron deutsch and Harold Gerald based on?
Answer: The two basic human needs: the need to be right and the need to be liked
>> What is ISI (Informative Social Influence)
Answer: ISI is a cognitive process because it is do with what u think. When we agree with the opinion of
the majority as we believe it is right.
>> What is NSI (Normative Social Influence)
Answer: NSI is an emotional process.
>> strength of NSI/ISI
Answer: research support for ISI
>> limitation of NSI/ISI
Answer: unclear if NSI/ISI operate in studies/real life
>> What is the research support for NSI
Answer: P: One strength of NSI is that there is research support
>> What is the research support for ISI
Answer: P: Another strength is the research support for ISI
>> What is the counterpoint for NSI and ISI
Answer: CP: It is often unclear as to whether NSI or ISI is going to operate in studies and in real life
>> What is a limitation of NSI
Answer: P: One limitation is individual differences in NSI
>> What was the Stanford Prison experiment
Answer: In 1973 Zimbardo set up a mock prison in the basement of the psychology department.
>> What were the uniforms like in the Stanford prison experiment
Answer: prisoners- given a loose smock to wear and a cap to cover their hair they were identified by
number
>> What instructions were the participants given about behaviour in the stanford prison experiment
Answer: The prisoners were further encouraged to identify with their role, rather than leaving the study
early prisoners could apply for parole.
>> What were Zimbardo’s findings related to social roles - guards
