What happened when one other person also dissented from the group? -The participant would refuse to continue participating -The participant was more likely to dissent from the group opinion as well -The participant would show mixed results, going with the group half the time and going with the dissenter the other half of the time -The participant still went along with the group

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In Solomon Asch’s study, participants were surrounded by a group of confederates that gave incorrect answers to a line matching test.  When the participant was the lone dissenter, they would start to go along with the group even when they believed the group’s answer was incorrect.  What happened when one other person also dissented from the group?

-The participant would refuse to continue participating
-The participant was more likely to dissent from the group opinion as well
-The participant would show mixed results, going with the group half the time and going with the dissenter the other half of the time
-The participant still went along with the group
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