Exam 8: Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Which of the following variations of Milgram's (1963) original obedience experiment provides the strongest evidence of the operation of normative conformity when participants administer electric shocks to a confederate learner?

In Japan, some teens become hikikomori, often after being victims of severe bullying. Someone who is hikikomori can be described as

Suppose you wanted your friend Nick to agree to join the "Save the Seals" campaign, a campaign that most of your other friends support. You should invite Nick to a meeting of

Mark is a Democrat. He just joined a Welfare Reform Committee made up of nine Republicans. Mark holds a minority opinion on this issue. If Mark wants his opinion to influence the group's final recommendations, he should

According to your text, our construals of the concept "conformity" are shaped by

The "social norms" approach to reducing binge drinking on college campuses relies primarily on the use of

Deviant behavior is usually met with rejection. For example, in Japan, deviants in school tend to be shunned and harassed by their entire class or school. Such treatment is particularly psychologically damaging in Japan because the culture

Alejandro has changed his behavior because of the real or imagined presence of others. This is known as

You need to give a presentation in your class about Bibb Latané's social impact theory (1981). You want to focus on the three variables that influence the likelihood that people will conform to social influence pressures. Your lecture will include:

Felicia is initially the only member of the jury who believes that the defendant is innocent. After hearing and debating Felicia's arguments, the jury unanimously declares the defendant not guilty. The jurors' decision will most likely be characterized by

Wilson is part of a group and has a different opinion from the rest of the group. He can successfully influence the majority group through

Researchers have concluded that in general, ________ norms are more effective than ________ norms in reducing litter.

One of the major concerns about the Milgram studies on obedience was

When Steven goes to his fraternity meeting, all of the following factors will increase the impact of informational social influence on him except the

Evidence suggests that in recent decades, sociocultural expectations of attractiveness for men, as depicted in the media, have become

You are a little confused about how to address your new boss. Even though you are told that your new supervisor's name is Charlie Rose, you have noticed that everyone at work calls him "Boss." You, too, decide to start calling your supervisor "Boss." This decision is a product of

Imagine that you are on the Olympics Planning Committee. Nine out of ten of the committee members hold the same opinions. However, one member, Laura, consistently deviates from the group's opinion. How is your group most likely to act toward Laura to bring her in line with the group's opinion? The group will

In which of the following does the role of informational rather than normative social influence most predominate?

In Burger's (2009) replication of Milgram's studies on obedience to authority, he included both men and women. Milgram included women in only one of his studies. Which of the following is true about the gender differences Burger found?

According to the authors of your text, once participants in Milgram's studies delivered the first shock to the learner, this created internal pressure to obey. This dissonance made it more difficult later for participants to