Solomon Asch demonstrated that a substantial percentage of participants conformed to obviously inaccurate line judgements made by several confederates. Follow-up interviews with the participants revealed that ______________________ responsible for these results.
A)only informational social influence appeared to be
B)only normative social influence appeared to be
C)neither informational nor normative social influence were
D)both informational and normative social influence were

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Solomon Asch's experiments on conformity demonstrated that both informational and normative social influences were responsible for participants conforming to obviously incorrect judgments. Informational social influence occurs when people conform because they believe the group is better informed than they are, while normative social influence happens when people conform to be liked or accepted by the group.

Solomon Asch Demonstrated That a Substantial Percentage of Participants Conformed