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. 2010 Feb 17;5(2):e9270. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009270

Table 2. Results of the questionnaire.

Experiment version long long long short short short
Questionnaire response 1 2 3 1 2 3
How do you judge the accuracy of your responses?(1) Often correct/(2) Sometimes correct/(3) Rarely correct. 2 7 1 2 7 0
How do you judge the accuracy of the other subjects' responses?(1) Often correct/(2) Sometimes correct/(3) Rarely correct. 0 9 1 3 5 1
Did you feel influenced by the other subjects' responses?(1) Yes/(2) No. 3 7 3 6
Did you ever conform to the decision of the other subjects? If so, please indicate why.(1) You were sure that your response was correct, and the others responded equally.(2) You were sure that your response was correct, but responding according to the others to conform with the majority.(3) You were not sure and therefore conformed with the majority. 1 1 6 2 0 5
Did you ever decide against the majority? If so, please indicate why.(1) You were sure that your response was correct, and did not mind the response of the others.(2) The others' responses made you feel unsure, but you still maintained your opinion.(3) You considered the responses of the others incorrect. 8 3 2 8 1 0

The table depicts the number of participants choosing the different response items in the two experiment versions.