Exam 7: Conformity

One factor that did not seem related to the amount of obedience exhibited in the Milgram obedience study was the

Stan is a new student in his sixth-grade class.The other students exert normative pressure on him to conform to their opinion on some issue.According to social impact theory,Stan will be more likely to resist this influence if

Clara calls potential research participants and asks if they would be willing to give blood.Once they have agreed to donate blood,she informs them that their donation is scheduled at 7:00 in the morning on a Saturday.Though most participants are not happy to hear this information,almost all of them do show up for the blood donation appointment. Clara has taken advantage of

At the sales meeting,Leo clasped his hands behind his head and reclined in his chair.Within minutes,three other team members were sitting in the same posture,demonstrating the psychological tendency referred to as

The fact that the presence of an ally,regardless of her competence,reduces conformity indicates that

Though she initially attended the pro-choice rally because all her friends were going,Marion now firmly believes in a woman's right to choose when it comes to abortion.Marion's new beliefs illustrate

The primary difference between the research of Sheriff (1936)and Asch (1951)is that

Coalmine et al.(1991)observed participants in a clean or cluttered parking garage and found that participants were most likely to litter when they observed a confederate

Which of the following was not part of the procedure in Milgram's research on destructive obedience?

Informational influence occurs primarily because people

At a campaign meeting,the majority of the staff argues that they should use negative ads to attack their opponent.Despite their strong feelings on this matter,Stefan argues successfully for positive ads.According to the dual- process approach,Stefan's influence has probably resulted in

Professor Hildebrand just gave the first exam back to his students.Many in the class are convinced that one of the questions he asked had more than one correct answer.In fact,13 students from the class show up to his office hours to protest the question.Professor Hildebrand is convinced that there is only one correct answer,and so he tries to convince the larger group of students that he is right.He will be most likely to convince this group of his point of____________________________ view if he

In Meeks and Rainmaker's study of obedience,the equivalent of Milgram's electrical shocks was

A person from a collectivist culture is______________to accept a free sample of food in a supermarket.

You're out with friends when a talk show host walks up and asks if you'll answer a few trivia questions on camera.When he asks how many feet are in a mile,your first friend says 2,000 and your second friend says 3,000.You don't know the correct answer,so you say 2,500.Your response is similar to the judgments made by participants in which study?

The ways in which people are affected by the real or imagined presence of others is called

The idea that minority influence works in the same way that majority influence is most consistent with

Ireland and Pennebaker (2010)found evidence for

A half-dozen high school students are going to a concert.Chantal wants to wear a new colorful outfit that she just received as a gift,but she assumes that her five friends will all be wearing nothing but black leather.Chantal decides to do likewise,and leaves her colorful outfit in the closet.Chantal's behavior is an example of

Resistance to the requests of others can be encouraged by all of the following except