Question 1

Which method(s)will help a person avoid being caught in a compliance trap?

Accepted Answer

A) vigilance only 
B) reciprocation wariness only 
C) both vigilance and reciprocation wariness 
D) vigilance for men,but reciprocation wariness for women 
A) vigilance only 
B) reciprocation wariness only 
C) both vigilance and reciprocation wariness 
D) vigilance for men,but reciprocation wariness for women

Question 2

Milgram's research on obedience

Accepted Answer

A) has stirred controversy regarding its ethics. 
B) revealed that far fewer people would deliver maximum shocks than was predicted by psychiatrists. 
C) was conducted to better understand the war in Vietnam. 
D) had psychologically disturbed individuals serve as participants. 
A) has stirred controversy regarding its ethics. 
B) revealed that far fewer people would deliver maximum shocks than was predicted by psychiatrists. 
C) was conducted to better understand the war in Vietnam. 
D) had psychologically disturbed individuals serve as participants.

Question 3

Hiroko is usually very agreeable and goes along with his friends' plans.Tonight,however,he tells his friends that____________________________even though they all want to go out for Mexican food,he has a strong preference for Italian food.Even though he is the only person who initially votes for Italian,Hiroko's friends eventually come to agree with him because he usually does go along with the group.This best epitomizes which of the following phenomena associated with minority influence?

Accepted Answer

A) consensus attribution 
B) idiosyncrasy credits 
C) door-in-the-face technique 
D) graduated and reciprocated initiative in tension reduction (GRIT) 
A) consensus attribution 
B) idiosyncrasy credits 
C) door-in-the-face technique 
D) graduated and reciprocated initiative in tension reduction (GRIT)

Question 4

Research examining rebellion and obedience suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) disobedience to authority is much more likely in the presence of other allies who will also disobey. 
B) the presence of an ally has very different results for obedience than it does for conformity. 
C) participants in the Milgram studies would have been even more likely to obey had there been another participant seated at the shock panel with them. 
D) the presence of a group of people is a guaranteed safeguard against destructive obedience. 
A) disobedience to authority is much more likely in the presence of other allies who will also disobey. 
B) the presence of an ally has very different results for obedience than it does for conformity. 
C) participants in the Milgram studies would have been even more likely to obey had there been another participant seated at the shock panel with them. 
D) the presence of a group of people is a guaranteed safeguard against destructive obedience.

Question 5

Meeks and Rainmaker's found that______________percent of the participants in their study were willing to deliver all 15 harassing remarks.

Accepted Answer

A) 82 
B) 87 
C) 92 
D) 97 
A) 82 
B) 87 
C) 92 
D) 97

Question 6

No one else seems concerned about the welfare of the woman lying down in the alley.Therefore,Maureen steps over her as well,figuring that she is simply drunk or asleep and not in need of emergency assistance.Maureen's behavior is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) informational social influence. 
B) normative social influence. 
C) compliance. 
D) obedience. 
A) informational social influence. 
B) normative social influence. 
C) compliance. 
D) obedience.

Question 7

Compare and contrast normative influence and informational social influence.Which of these types of social influence played a bigger role in Sheriff's study (in which participants estimated how far a dot of light appeared to move)? Which played a bigger role in Asch's study (in which participants made judgments involving the lengths of lines)? Explain your answers.

Accepted Answer

Normative social influence leads people

Question 8

Though this was certainly not Milgram's intent,

Accepted Answer

A) many theorists use the results of his studies to try to explain the behavior of Nazi guards and others during the Holocaust. 
B) some scholars suggest that his findings indicate that anyone is capable of destructive obedience if placed in the right situation. 
C) raising people's awareness of the explanations for someone else's wrongdoing also tends to render people more forgiving of this wrongdoing. 
D) subsequent researchers have extended his findings to other cultures and time periods. 
A) many theorists use the results of his studies to try to explain the behavior of Nazi guards and others during the Holocaust. 
B) some scholars suggest that his findings indicate that anyone is capable of destructive obedience if placed in the right situation. 
C) raising people's awareness of the explanations for someone else's wrongdoing also tends to render people more forgiving of this wrongdoing. 
D) subsequent researchers have extended his findings to other cultures and time periods.

Question 9

Those participants in Milgram's study who went to the very end of the shock meter were

Accepted Answer

A) diagnosed as abnormal by a team of psychiatrists. 
B) in the minority among participants in the study. 
C) not told that the learner had a previous heart condition. 
D) not found to be substantially different than those who refused to do so. 
A) diagnosed as abnormal by a team of psychiatrists. 
B) in the minority among participants in the study. 
C) not told that the learner had a previous heart condition. 
D) not found to be substantially different than those who refused to do so.

Question 10

Which explanation for why a consistent behavioral style increases minority influence is least plausible?

Accepted Answer

A) A consistent minority draws more attention to its position. 
B) A consistent minority puts increased pressure on the majority to compromise. 
C) The position advocated by a consistent minority is more likely to be perceived as valid. 
D) A consistent minority is more likely to exert normative social influence on the group. 
A) A consistent minority draws more attention to its position. 
B) A consistent minority puts increased pressure on the majority to compromise. 
C) The position advocated by a consistent minority is more likely to be perceived as valid. 
D) A consistent minority is more likely to exert normative social influence on the group.

Question 11

In a study by Baron et al.(1996)in which groups of three participants were asked to act as eyewitnesses,the greatest level of conformity occurred when participants were motivated to be______________and the task was quite______________.

Accepted Answer

A) accurate;easy 
B) accurate;difficult 
C) accepted by their partners;easy 
D) accepted by their partners;difficult 
A) accurate;easy 
B) accurate;difficult 
C) accepted by their partners;easy 
D) accepted by their partners;difficult

Question 12

Meeks and Rainmaker's (1995)study of obedience

Accepted Answer

A) replicated Milgram's in every aspect. 
B) was analogous,but not identical,to Milgram's paradigm. 
C) was completely different to Milgram's paradigm. 
D) found opposing results to Milgram's. 
A) replicated Milgram's in every aspect. 
B) was analogous,but not identical,to Milgram's paradigm. 
C) was completely different to Milgram's paradigm. 
D) found opposing results to Milgram's.

Question 13

Describe the factors involved in social impact theory.

Accepted Answer

Social impact theory maintains that soci

Question 14

The key difference between Gammon and others' (1982)obedience studies and Milgram's studies from the 1960s was that

Accepted Answer

A) people conform less in the 1980s than the 1960s. 
B) people conform more in the 1980s than the 1960s. 
C) Milgram's participants were alone but Gammon's were in a group. 
D) Milgram's participants were in a group but Gammon's were alone. 
A) people conform less in the 1980s than the 1960s. 
B) people conform more in the 1980s than the 1960s. 
C) Milgram's participants were alone but Gammon's were in a group. 
D) Milgram's participants were in a group but Gammon's were alone.

Question 15

In comparison to obedience and compliance,conformity

Accepted Answer

A) involves less direct pressure from others. 
B) occurs only in response to the behavior of a group of others. 
C) requires the physical presence of at least one other person. 
D) is more likely to produce destructive behaviors. 
A) involves less direct pressure from others. 
B) occurs only in response to the behavior of a group of others. 
C) requires the physical presence of at least one other person. 
D) is more likely to produce destructive behaviors.

Question 16

Arnold wears suits every day to his job at the bank,but when he is at home in the evening and on weekends,he spends most of his time naked because that is what he finds most comfortable.Arnold's daytime behavior illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual contrast. 
B) private conformity. 
C) conversion. 
D) public conformity. 
A) perceptual contrast. 
B) private conformity. 
C) conversion. 
D) public conformity.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the door-in-the-face technique with the lowball technique.

Accepted Answer

Lowballing is a two-step compliance tech

Question 18

Which situation would not be predicted by social impact theory?

Accepted Answer

A) A person is more likely to obey a nearby authority than one who is far away. 
B) Each person in a group of ten contributes less money to a tip for their waitperson than each person in a group of three. 
C) A teacher can exert more control over a large class than a small class. 
D) Patients are more likely to follow advice given by doctors than advice given by nurses. 
A) A person is more likely to obey a nearby authority than one who is far away. 
B) Each person in a group of ten contributes less money to a tip for their waitperson than each person in a group of three. 
C) A teacher can exert more control over a large class than a small class. 
D) Patients are more likely to follow advice given by doctors than advice given by nurses.

Question 19

Jay participates in an experiment where he and three other participants are asked to judge the quality of a series of sculptures.Jay is least likely to exhibit informational influence if

Accepted Answer

A) each sculpture is shown for only a few seconds. 
B) he is motivated to be very accurate in his judgments. 
C) there are no objective criteria by which to make such judgments. 
D) there is a clear and unambiguous response for each sculpture. 
A) each sculpture is shown for only a few seconds. 
B) he is motivated to be very accurate in his judgments. 
C) there are no objective criteria by which to make such judgments. 
D) there is a clear and unambiguous response for each sculpture.

Question 20

Imagine that some researchers conducted a study and interpreted the results of the study as indicative of normative influence.These researchers are most likely to reach this conclusion if participants in their study

Accepted Answer

A) were truly convinced that the majority was correct in their opinions. 
B) behaved in a way that would be considered normal to people in Western cultures. 
C) did what they felt was morally right,even if it violated social norms in the process. 
D) conformed because they feared being rejected for appearing deviant. 
A) were truly convinced that the majority was correct in their opinions. 
B) behaved in a way that would be considered normal to people in Western cultures. 
C) did what they felt was morally right,even if it violated social norms in the process. 
D) conformed because they feared being rejected for appearing deviant.

Which method(s)will help a person avoid being caught in a compliance trap?

Milgram's research on obedience

Research examining rebellion and obedience suggests that

Meeks and Rainmaker's found that______________percent of the participants in their study were willing to deliver all 15 harassing remarks.

No one else seems concerned about the welfare of the woman lying down in the alley.Therefore,Maureen steps over her as well,figuring that she is simply drunk or asleep and not in need of emergency assistance.Maureen's behavior is an example of

Though this was certainly not Milgram's intent,

Those participants in Milgram's study who went to the very end of the shock meter were

Which explanation for why a consistent behavioral style increases minority influence is least plausible?

In a study by Baron et al.(1996)in which groups of three participants were asked to act as eyewitnesses,the greatest level of conformity occurred when participants were motivated to beand the task was quite.

Meeks and Rainmaker's (1995)study of obedience

Describe the factors involved in social impact theory.

The key difference between Gammon and others' (1982)obedience studies and Milgram's studies from the 1960s was that

In comparison to obedience and compliance,conformity

Arnold wears suits every day to his job at the bank,but when he is at home in the evening and on weekends,he spends most of his time naked because that is what he finds most comfortable.Arnold's daytime behavior illustrates

Compare and contrast the door-in-the-face technique with the lowball technique.

Which situation would not be predicted by social impact theory?

Jay participates in an experiment where he and three other participants are asked to judge the quality of a series of sculptures.Jay is least likely to exhibit informational influence if

Imagine that some researchers conducted a study and interpreted the results of the study as indicative of normative influence.These researchers are most likely to reach this conclusion if participants in their study

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Exam 7: Conformity

Which method(s)will help a person avoid being caught in a compliance trap?

Milgram's research on obedience

Research examining rebellion and obedience suggests that

Meeks and Rainmaker's found that______________percent of the participants in their study were willing to deliver all 15 harassing remarks.

No one else seems concerned about the welfare of the woman lying down in the alley.Therefore,Maureen steps over her as well,figuring that she is simply drunk or asleep and not in need of emergency assistance.Maureen's behavior is an example of

Though this was certainly not Milgram's intent,

Those participants in Milgram's study who went to the very end of the shock meter were

Which explanation for why a consistent behavioral style increases minority influence is least plausible?

In a study by Baron et al.(1996)in which groups of three participants were asked to act as eyewitnesses,the greatest level of conformity occurred when participants were motivated to be______________and the task was quite______________.

Meeks and Rainmaker's (1995)study of obedience

Describe the factors involved in social impact theory.

The key difference between Gammon and others' (1982)obedience studies and Milgram's studies from the 1960s was that

In comparison to obedience and compliance,conformity

Arnold wears suits every day to his job at the bank,but when he is at home in the evening and on weekends,he spends most of his time naked because that is what he finds most comfortable.Arnold's daytime behavior illustrates

Compare and contrast the door-in-the-face technique with the lowball technique.

Which situation would not be predicted by social impact theory?

Jay participates in an experiment where he and three other participants are asked to judge the quality of a series of sculptures.Jay is least likely to exhibit informational influence if

Imagine that some researchers conducted a study and interpreted the results of the study as indicative of normative influence.These researchers are most likely to reach this conclusion if participants in their study

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health

Filters

In a study by Baron et al.(1996)in which groups of three participants were asked to act as eyewitnesses,the greatest level of conformity occurred when participants were motivated to beand the task was quite.