Exam 7: Conformity

Who of the following is most likely to obey in Milgram's study?

What percentage of the participants in Milgram's study of destructive obedience demonstrated complete obedience______________to the experimenter?

Twinge interprets Burger's (2009)replication of Milgram's obedience studies as an indication that obedience rates have______________since Milgram's original studies.

Normative influence tends to produce______________,whereas informational influence leads to______________.

When Cheryl is with her supervisors,she obeys their decisions without question.But when she is with employees under her supervision,she is aggressive and demanding.Cheryl is likely to be described by social psychologists as having

Psychologists tend to refer to a culture that values the virtues of interdependence and social harmony as

Will and Grace have just started to attend church.Will pays attention to when the rest of the congregation sits and stands because he wants to be sure to stand and sit at the appropriate times.Grace stands up and sits down when the rest of the congregation does because if she doesn't,the elderly couple across the aisle scowls at her.Will has conformed because of ,whereas Grace has conformed because of .

As compared to conformity,compliance occurs

Research has found that when people are presented with a request accompanied by a reason that does not offer a real justification for the request,they often respond

While driving down a street in a residential neighborhood,Aaron sees a sign in a yard that says,"Slow down! Jimmy and I like to play in the street!" This is quite a bit different than normal signs that admonish a driver to slow down.Aaron immediately slows his car down to a safe 15 miles per hour,and stays at that speed until the end of the street.What compliance technique was used to get him to slow down?

People who are especially likely to exploit the norm of reciprocity for personal gain can be identified by questionnaires that measure their

Participants in Asch's line judgment study______________conformed approximately______________percent of the time.

Which of the following has not been demonstrated by research on mimicry?

Sheriff's (1936)research using the auto kinetic effect demonstrated that

A council meeting has produced heated debate about an issue.Most of the members of the council hold one opinion,but a few hold another.During a break in the meeting,the members of the council who have the minority opinion call you for advice as to the best way to influence the majority of the council.Based on social psychological research,particularly concerning the dual-process approach,what should you advise them to do?

The tendency to alter perceptions,opinions,and behavior in ways that are consistent with group norms is called

Recent approaches to social impact theory suggest that

The conformity seen in Sheriff's (1936)study was most likely the result of

According to social impact theory,resistance to social pressure is most likely to occur when social impact is

With respect to the impact of group size on conformity,Asch found