Question 1

In the Johnson and Downing uniform study, deindividuation plus a nurse's uniform led to the greatest number of antisocial behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is a cultural norm that persists even after group members are replaced with new people?

Accepted Answer

A cultural norm that persists even after

Question 3

Sherif's autokinetic research found that people conformed because they didn't want to look silly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Behaving or believing as other members of a group when that information is not shared with other is known as what

Accepted Answer

A)  informational social influence 
B)  generational influence 
C)  public conformity 
D)  private conformity 
A)  informational social influence 
B)  generational influence 
C)  public conformity 
D)  private conformity

Question 5

What is the best example of someone violating a social role

Accepted Answer

A)  a driver speeding 
B)  a 90-year-old woman wearing a bikini 
C)  an employee ignoring rules when the boss isn't around 
D)  a teen dressed in "goth" clothing 
A)  a driver speeding 
B)  a 90-year-old woman wearing a bikini 
C)  an employee ignoring rules when the boss isn't around 
D)  a teen dressed in "goth" clothing

Question 6

When Zimbardo put women in masks and asked them to shock people, what did he discover

Accepted Answer

A)  Anonymity resulted in masked women being more aggressive than women wearing nametags. 
B)  Women in masks refused to shock people more often than women wearing nametags. 
C)  Anonymity resulted in women defaulting to nicer behaviors than women wearing nametags. 
D)  Women in masks were more apologetic even as they delivered the shock. 
A)  Anonymity resulted in masked women being more aggressive than women wearing nametags. 
B)  Women in masks refused to shock people more often than women wearing nametags. 
C)  Anonymity resulted in women defaulting to nicer behaviors than women wearing nametags. 
D)  Women in masks were more apologetic even as they delivered the shock.

Question 7

Tari paints her face in school colors, just like her other friends going to the pep rally. This is an example of what

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity 
B)  compliance 
C)  obedience 
D)  social roles 
A)  conformity 
B)  compliance 
C)  obedience 
D)  social roles

Question 8

What are behaviors that are related to what society says people are supposed to do

Accepted Answer

A)  public conformity 
B)  injunctive norms 
C)  normative social influence 
D)  descriptive norms 
A)  public conformity 
B)  injunctive norms 
C)  normative social influence 
D)  descriptive norms

Question 9

Albert wears a large top hat on his school's "goofy hat day." This is an example of what

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity 
B)  compliance 
C)  obedience 
D)  social roles 
A)  conformity 
B)  compliance 
C)  obedience 
D)  social roles

Question 10

The camp counselor explained rules for safety and keeping the cabin clean. This is an example of what

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit expectations 
B)  implicit expectations 
C)  obedience 
D)  social roles 
A)  explicit expectations 
B)  implicit expectations 
C)  obedience 
D)  social roles

Question 11

Morling's Ethical Decision-Making Matrix relies on comparing what two dimensions

Accepted Answer

A)  cost and complication 
B)  religious approval and secular approval 
C)  risk and reward 
D)  Institutional Review Board approval and subject approval 
A)  cost and complication 
B)  religious approval and secular approval 
C)  risk and reward 
D)  Institutional Review Board approval and subject approval

Question 12

Which is an example of compliance

Accepted Answer

A)  stopping when asked to by a police officer 
B)  listening to music your friends would like 
C)  handing over the tv remote when your roommate asks for it 
D)  a presidential candidate wearing a red tie 
A)  stopping when asked to by a police officer 
B)  listening to music your friends would like 
C)  handing over the tv remote when your roommate asks for it 
D)  a presidential candidate wearing a red tie

Question 13

What is the spontaneous distribution of ideas, attitudes, and behaviors among larger groups of people

Accepted Answer

A)  flash mob 
B)  social norms 
C)  conformity 
D)  social contagion 
A)  flash mob 
B)  social norms 
C)  conformity 
D)  social contagion

Question 14

What do Haslam, Reicher, and Birney (2015) propose as the alternate reason for the "teachers" reactions in the Milgram Obedience experiments

Accepted Answer

A)  dedication to a worthwhile cause 
B)  conformity 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  fear of retribution 
A)  dedication to a worthwhile cause 
B)  conformity 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  fear of retribution

Question 15

Although not part of official policy, the office staff of a local paper company is more likely to dress down on Fridays. What is this an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  social norms 
B)  herd mentality 
C)  compliance 
D)  explicit expectation 
A)  social norms 
B)  herd mentality 
C)  compliance 
D)  explicit expectation

Question 16

An office worker puts in overtime on a project because his boss tells him the project has to be finished in two days. This is an example of compliance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Milgram studies, in which situation did "teachers" have the highest levels of obedience

Accepted Answer

A)  being in a different room than the "learner" 
B)  being in the same room with the "learner" 
C)  being the person to force the "learners" hand on the shock plate 
D)  watching two confederate "teachers" rebel 
A)  being in a different room than the "learner" 
B)  being in the same room with the "learner" 
C)  being the person to force the "learners" hand on the shock plate 
D)  watching two confederate "teachers" rebel

Question 18

What are socially expected behaviors that refer to what most people do

Accepted Answer

A)  injunctive norms 
B)  normative social influence 
C)  descriptive norms 
D)  public conformity 
A)  injunctive norms 
B)  normative social influence 
C)  descriptive norms 
D)  public conformity

Question 19

An overwhelmed mother of five young children asks Aaron for help loading her groceries. When Aaron helps load the groceries, he is compliant with her request.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Gergen, Gergen, and Barton (1973) found that what was more likely to happen when participants were placed in a dark room

Accepted Answer

A)  They were more likely to touch each other. 
B)  They spoke less. 
C)  They were more aggressive. 
D)  They were more bored. 
A)  They were more likely to touch each other. 
B)  They spoke less. 
C)  They were more aggressive. 
D)  They were more bored.

Exam 7: Social Influence: Conformity, Social Roles, and Obedience

In the Johnson and Downing uniform study, deindividuation plus a nurse's uniform led to the greatest number of antisocial behaviors.

What is a cultural norm that persists even after group members are replaced with new people?

Sherif's autokinetic research found that people conformed because they didn't want to look silly.

Behaving or believing as other members of a group when that information is not shared with other is known as what

What is the best example of someone violating a social role

When Zimbardo put women in masks and asked them to shock people, what did he discover

Tari paints her face in school colors, just like her other friends going to the pep rally. This is an example of what

What are behaviors that are related to what society says people are supposed to do

Albert wears a large top hat on his school's "goofy hat day." This is an example of what

The camp counselor explained rules for safety and keeping the cabin clean. This is an example of what

Morling's Ethical Decision-Making Matrix relies on comparing what two dimensions

Which is an example of compliance

What is the spontaneous distribution of ideas, attitudes, and behaviors among larger groups of people

What do Haslam, Reicher, and Birney (2015) propose as the alternate reason for the "teachers" reactions in the Milgram Obedience experiments

Although not part of official policy, the office staff of a local paper company is more likely to dress down on Fridays. What is this an example of

An office worker puts in overtime on a project because his boss tells him the project has to be finished in two days. This is an example of compliance.

In the Milgram studies, in which situation did "teachers" have the highest levels of obedience

What are socially expected behaviors that refer to what most people do

An overwhelmed mother of five young children asks Aaron for help loading her groceries. When Aaron helps load the groceries, he is compliant with her request.

Gergen, Gergen, and Barton (1973) found that what was more likely to happen when participants were placed in a dark room

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