Exam 7: Conformity

In alternative versions of his original experiments,Stanley Milgram collected data that indicated informational social influence as a source of participants' destructive obedience.More specifically,Milgram found that

When we conform to others' behaviours or attitudes because we believe that their interpretations of an ambiguous situation are more accurate than ours,_______ has occurred.

Brett Silverstein and colleagues (1986)conducted an archival analysis of photographs of women appearing in Vogue and Ladies Home Journal from 1901 to 1981.These researchers found that

The authors of your text report instances of teens "surfing" on the tops of electric trains in Brazil and on cars in the U.S.and Australia.Which of the following is the best social psychological approach to explain such dangerous behaviour?

Given the role of informational and normative social influence processes in contributing to participants' willingness to shock a confederate learner (e.g.,Milgram,1974),which of the following situations would yield the least obedience?

Results of a meta-analysis conducted by Alice Eagly and Linda Carli (1981),which combined data from over 21,000 research participants in all kinds of conformity studies,have revealed that when it comes to conformity,

In Milgram's "obedience to authority"study,people were asked to increase the shocks they administered in very small increments.This aspect of those experiments increased the total shock that people administered by capitalizing on

"Jeer pressure" is related to which of the following concepts?

Normative social influence often results in _______ but not _______.

Reverse psychology is achieving compliance through

Social psychologists use the term _______ to describe behaviour change in response to a direct request from another person.

In an alternative version of his original experiment,Stanley Milgram used two experimenters who began to disagree with each other when the participants administered 150 volts and the learner began to complain.In this variation,participants refused to continue.According to the authors of your text,this variation demonstrates the importance of _______ in influencing obedience.

Julio was asked to wear a button that said "Drive Safely." Fred was asked to wear a button that said "Save the Whales." Luisa was asked to give $100 to the "Drivers Safety Fund." Maria was not asked to do anything.According to the foot-in-the-door theory,who would be more likely to agree to put a huge "Drive Carefully" sign in his or her front yard?

Recall that Stanley Milgram conducted a variation on his original obedience experiment.In this variation,there were two confederates in addition to the participant.When the participant threw the switch at 150 volts,one of the confederates refused to continue,even though the experimenter commanded that they do so.In this variation,only about 10% (compared to about 65% in the original study)went to the highest shock level.This experimental variation demonstrated the power of _______ in eliciting obedience.

Participants in Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments found themselves caught between two norms: "obey legitimate authorities" and "do not inflict needless harm." According to the text,why was it especially difficult for participants to abandon the "obey authority" norm in favor of the "do no harm" norm?

Mark is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.He just joined a Welfare Reform Committee made up of nine Liberals.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,the way we understand the concept of "conformity" is shaped by

One disadvantage of the door-in-the-face technique is that

Victor goes to a fancy French restaurant.There are utensils on the table that he's never even seen before,and more spoons and forks than he's ever seen on one table.Eager to dine in an appropriate and sophisticated way,Victor secretly watches other diners to see what they do.This is an example of

An important feature of informational social influence is that it often leads to