During a discussion, dr. mansfield argues that asch's participants conformed to the confederates' responses because they wished to be correct about the lengths of the lines in the experiment. dr. roach counters that the participants conformed because they simply sought the confederates' approval. dr. mansfield is suggesting that asch's conformity is an example of social influence. dr. roach is suggesting instead that it reflects social influence.

Early 18th century british industries were generally small scale and relatively unsophisticated. most textile production, for example, was centred on small workshops or in the homes of spinners, weavers and dyers: a literal ‘cottage industry’ that involved thousands of individual manufacturers. such small-scale production was also a feature of most other industries, with different regions specialising in different products: metal production in the midlands, for example, and coal mining in the north-east.two illustrations of 18t