As a result of several of his experiments, this man theorized that groups with "formal authorities" encourage specialization, but peer groups actually discourage it.
In 1989 Spanos et al re-performed one of his experiments using hypnosis. This psychologist worked with his student Ebenholtz to publish a paper that argued the principle of associative symmetry in humans applies to forward and backward associations equally strongly. His paper "Forming Impression of Personality" argued that humans perceive a personality of an individual as a "whole" not an association of various parts. As a result of several of his experiments, this man theorized that groups with "formal authorities" encourage specialization, but peer groups actually discourage it. While at Swarthmore, he ran experiments that sees groups of people in a room trying to match the standard (*) line with the comparison lines, but there were several "confederates" who actively tried to deceive the group in one version of the room. For 10 points, identify this psychologist who ran some experiments on conformity.
In 1989 Spanos et al re-performed one of his experiments using hypnosis.
{Solomon Asch}