Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  A man participating in a run-down office building with an experimenter in a lab coat 
B)  A man who has to physically place the learner's hand down on a shock plate 
C)  A woman participating at Yale University with an experimenter in a lab coat 
D)  A man participating at Yale University with an experimenter dressed casually 
A)  A man participating in a run-down office building with an experimenter in a lab coat 
B)  A man who has to physically place the learner's hand down on a shock plate 
C)  A woman participating at Yale University with an experimenter in a lab coat 
D)  A man participating at Yale University with an experimenter dressed casually

Question 2

Research by Prentice and Miller (1996)found that college students are likely to have more positive attitudes toward drinking on campus and consume more alcohol if they

Accepted Answer

A)  attend colleges that strictly forbid drinking on campus. 
B)  participate in workshops designed to increase their personal responsibility for drinking. 
C)  overestimate the favorability of their peers' attitudes toward drinking. 
D)  believe such attitudes and behavior are inconsistent with social norms. 
A)  attend colleges that strictly forbid drinking on campus. 
B)  participate in workshops designed to increase their personal responsibility for drinking. 
C)  overestimate the favorability of their peers' attitudes toward drinking. 
D)  believe such attitudes and behavior are inconsistent with social norms.

Question 3

Normative influence tends to occur primarily when people

Accepted Answer

A)  are uncertain regarding the correct answer to a question and therefore look to others for guidance. 
B)  fear the negative social consequences of appearing deviant. 
C)  are motivated to appear consistent in their feelings and behaviors. 
D)  feel that their freedom to choose a particular course of action has been threatened. 
A)  are uncertain regarding the correct answer to a question and therefore look to others for guidance. 
B)  fear the negative social consequences of appearing deviant. 
C)  are motivated to appear consistent in their feelings and behaviors. 
D)  feel that their freedom to choose a particular course of action has been threatened.

Question 4

Mara needs to borrow James's pen and is pondering how to ask him.She considers three options-asking for the pen outright without any reasoning, telling him that she needs the pen "to write something," or telling him that she needs it "to sign a letter." Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  James is more likely to comply with the outright request than the "letter" plea. 
B)  James is equally likely to comply with the "letter" plea and the outright request. 
C)  James is less likely to comply with the "write something" plea than the outright request. 
D)  James is equally likely to comply with the "letter" plea and the "write something" plea. 
A)  James is more likely to comply with the outright request than the "letter" plea. 
B)  James is equally likely to comply with the "letter" plea and the outright request. 
C)  James is less likely to comply with the "write something" plea than the outright request. 
D)  James is equally likely to comply with the "letter" plea and the "write something" plea.

Question 5

All of the following reduced the level of obedience in the Milgram experiment except

Accepted Answer

A)  lowering the prestige of the institution where the experiment was conducted. 
B)  having the experimenter in a different location. 
C)  informing the participants that the experimenter assumed responsibility for the learner's welfare. 
D)  having the learner be in the same room as the participant. 
A)  lowering the prestige of the institution where the experiment was conducted. 
B)  having the experimenter in a different location. 
C)  informing the participants that the experimenter assumed responsibility for the learner's welfare. 
D)  having the learner be in the same room as the participant.

Question 6

The residents in Burberry Hill have convened to discuss whether to build a neighborhood pool.The majority are in favor of building a pool.However, Miguel, a long-time resident, expresses his opposition.Which of the following is unlikely?

Accepted Answer

A)  The residents will think more carefully about the issue of building a pool because Miguel presented a dissenting opinion. 
B)  Miguel's status of being a long-time resident and its accompanying idiosyncrasy credits will help him influence the group. 
C)  Miguel will not gain private conformity to his opinion, only public conformity. 
D)  Miguel will be more influential if he repeatedly expresses his opposition as the group discusses the benefits of building a pool. 
A)  The residents will think more carefully about the issue of building a pool because Miguel presented a dissenting opinion. 
B)  Miguel's status of being a long-time resident and its accompanying idiosyncrasy credits will help him influence the group. 
C)  Miguel will not gain private conformity to his opinion, only public conformity. 
D)  Miguel will be more influential if he repeatedly expresses his opposition as the group discusses the benefits of building a pool.

Question 7

Research on majority and minority influence suggests all of the following except

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A)  majorities are more influential than minorities on subjective questions. 
B)  majorities exert normative influence, whereas minorities exert informational influence. 
C)  majorities are more influential than minorities on questions of fact. 
D)  majority influence is greater on public measures of conformity, whereas minority influence is greater on private measures of conformity. 
A)  majorities are more influential than minorities on subjective questions. 
B)  majorities exert normative influence, whereas minorities exert informational influence. 
C)  majorities are more influential than minorities on questions of fact. 
D)  majority influence is greater on public measures of conformity, whereas minority influence is greater on private measures of conformity.

Question 8

Milgram's research on obedience

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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 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 disturbed individuals serve as participants.

Question 9

Though this was certainly not Milgram's intent,

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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 10

Normative influence tends to produce ____, whereas informational influence leads to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance; obedience 
B)  conversion; compliance 
C)  public conformity; private conformity 
D)  pluralistic ignorance; pluralistic knowledge 
A)  compliance; obedience 
B)  conversion; compliance 
C)  public conformity; private conformity 
D)  pluralistic ignorance; pluralistic knowledge

Question 11

The unspoken rule dictating that we should treat others as they have treated us is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  social impact theory. 
B)  norm of reciprocity. 
C)  dual-process approach. 
D)  equity principle. 
A)  social impact theory. 
B)  norm of reciprocity. 
C)  dual-process approach. 
D)  equity principle.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  normative influence. 
B)  private conformity. 
C)  public conformity. 
D)  informational influence. 
A)  normative influence. 
B)  private conformity. 
C)  public conformity. 
D)  informational influence.

Question 13

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 the social consequences of 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 the social consequences of appearing deviant.

Question 14

Professor Hildebrand just gave back to his students their first exam.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

Accepted Answer

A)  presents his arguments forcefully and consistently. 
B)  tries to exert normative social influence on the group of students. 
C)  presents himself as an outgroup member rather than as part of their ingroup. 
D)  makes salient the norms of the group. 
A)  presents his arguments forcefully and consistently. 
B)  tries to exert normative social influence on the group of students. 
C)  presents himself as an outgroup member rather than as part of their ingroup. 
D)  makes salient the norms of the group.

Question 15

Women conform more and men conform less when they believe they are being observed.Eagly (1987)argues that this occurs because

Accepted Answer

A)  being watched makes people self-aware, which brings out their underlying personalities. 
B)  women are easier to manipulate, whereas men tend to be more independent. 
C)  women and men tend to be knowledgeable about different kinds of topics. 
D)  people feel greater pressure in public to behave in ways consistent with their gender role. 
A)  being watched makes people self-aware, which brings out their underlying personalities. 
B)  women are easier to manipulate, whereas men tend to be more independent. 
C)  women and men tend to be knowledgeable about different kinds of topics. 
D)  people feel greater pressure in public to behave in ways consistent with their gender role.

Question 16

As compared to conformity, compliance occurs

Accepted Answer

A)  only after careful deliberation. 
B)  in response to a direct request. 
C)  publicly, but not privately. 
D)  as a result of less direct pressure from others. 
A)  only after careful deliberation. 
B)  in response to a direct request. 
C)  publicly, but not privately. 
D)  as a result of less direct pressure from others.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  there are 20 rather than 11 students in the class. 
B)  he perceives the other students as having high status. 
C)  there are three other new students in the class who are receiving the same pressures. 
D)  he comes from a culture that values a collectivist orientation. 
A)  there are 20 rather than 11 students in the class. 
B)  he perceives the other students as having high status. 
C)  there are three other new students in the class who are receiving the same pressures. 
D)  he comes from a culture that values a collectivist orientation.

Question 18

Describe the factors involved in social impact theory.

Accepted Answer

Social impact theory maintains that soci

Question 19

Baron and others (1996)found that participants' levels of conformity depended on how motivated they were to do well.When offered a financial incentive,

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity went down when the task was difficult and up when the task was easy. 
B)  conformity went up in both conditions. 
C)  conformity went down in both conditions. 
D)  conformity went up when the task was difficult and down when the task was easy. 
A)  conformity went down when the task was difficult and up when the task was easy. 
B)  conformity went up in both conditions. 
C)  conformity went down in both conditions. 
D)  conformity went up when the task was difficult and down when the task was easy.

Question 20

Some researchers are planning to go around the world and put participants in a version of the Asch study in which they are asked to make judgments about the lengths of lines.Cross-cultural research suggests that the least amount of conformity should be observed in cultures

Accepted Answer

A)  characterized by financial independence and prosperity. 
B)  where the majority of the people in positions of power are men. 
C)  where the people live a simple life, as in an isolated farming community. 
D)  with very little cultural diversity. 
A)  characterized by financial independence and prosperity. 
B)  where the majority of the people in positions of power are men. 
C)  where the people live a simple life, as in an isolated farming community. 
D)  with very little cultural diversity.

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

Research by Prentice and Miller (1996)found that college students are likely to have more positive attitudes toward drinking on campus and consume more alcohol if they

Normative influence tends to occur primarily when people

Mara needs to borrow James's pen and is pondering how to ask him.She considers three options-asking for the pen outright without any reasoning, telling him that she needs the pen "to write something," or telling him that she needs it "to sign a letter." Which of the following is true?

All of the following reduced the level of obedience in the Milgram experiment except

The residents in Burberry Hill have convened to discuss whether to build a neighborhood pool.The majority are in favor of building a pool.However, Miguel, a long-time resident, expresses his opposition.Which of the following is unlikely?

Research on majority and minority influence suggests all of the following except

Milgram's research on obedience

Though this was certainly not Milgram's intent,

Normative influence tends to produce , whereas informational influence leads to .

The unspoken rule dictating that we should treat others as they have treated us is called the

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

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

Women conform more and men conform less when they believe they are being observed.Eagly (1987)argues that this occurs because

As compared to conformity, compliance occurs

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

Describe the factors involved in social impact theory.

Baron and others (1996)found that participants' levels of conformity depended on how motivated they were to do well.When offered a financial incentive,

Some researchers are planning to go around the world and put participants in a version of the Asch study in which they are asked to make judgments about the lengths of lines.Cross-cultural research suggests that the least amount of conformity should be observed in cultures

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Exam 7: Conformity

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

Research by Prentice and Miller (1996)found that college students are likely to have more positive attitudes toward drinking on campus and consume more alcohol if they

Normative influence tends to occur primarily when people

Mara needs to borrow James's pen and is pondering how to ask him.She considers three options-asking for the pen outright without any reasoning, telling him that she needs the pen "to write something," or telling him that she needs it "to sign a letter." Which of the following is true?

All of the following reduced the level of obedience in the Milgram experiment except

The residents in Burberry Hill have convened to discuss whether to build a neighborhood pool.The majority are in favor of building a pool.However, Miguel, a long-time resident, expresses his opposition.Which of the following is unlikely?

Research on majority and minority influence suggests all of the following except

Milgram's research on obedience

Though this was certainly not Milgram's intent,

Normative influence tends to produce ____, whereas informational influence leads to ____.

The unspoken rule dictating that we should treat others as they have treated us is called the

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

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

Women conform more and men conform less when they believe they are being observed.Eagly (1987)argues that this occurs because

As compared to conformity, compliance occurs

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

Describe the factors involved in social impact theory.

Baron and others (1996)found that participants' levels of conformity depended on how motivated they were to do well.When offered a financial incentive,

Some researchers are planning to go around the world and put participants in a version of the Asch study in which they are asked to make judgments about the lengths of lines.Cross-cultural research suggests that the least amount of conformity should be observed in cultures

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 and Well being

Filters

Normative influence tends to produce , whereas informational influence leads to .