Question 1

Dante's housemate asked him to pick up a gallon of milk on the way home and Dante did so. This is an example of what

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance 
B)  implicit expectations 
C)  conformity 
D)  social roles 
A)  compliance 
B)  implicit expectations 
C)  conformity 
D)  social roles

Question 2

What did researchers find when they placed a mirror in the room facing students

Accepted Answer

A)  They were distracted from the assigned task. 
B)  They were less likely to cheat. 
C)  They were more social with other students. 
D)  They focused less on the instructor. 
A)  They were distracted from the assigned task. 
B)  They were less likely to cheat. 
C)  They were more social with other students. 
D)  They focused less on the instructor.

Question 3

Evelyn tries to keep her hair a similar length to the other cheerleaders. This is an example of herd mentality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is one good way to undermine herd mentality

Accepted Answer

A)  have everyone say "I will not engage in group think" at the end of each meeting 
B)  give each member of the group different facts, written on 3x5 cards, that then have to be shared 
C)  designate someone who's job is to find problems that led to or result from the group's decisions 
D)  encourage genial agreement whenever possible 
A)  have everyone say "I will not engage in group think" at the end of each meeting 
B)  give each member of the group different facts, written on 3x5 cards, that then have to be shared 
C)  designate someone who's job is to find problems that led to or result from the group's decisions 
D)  encourage genial agreement whenever possible

Question 5

List one difference research has found between face-to-face and electronic communication

Accepted Answer

One difference that research has found b

Question 6

A girl in a village spontaneously cried. The next day, all children in the village spontaneously cried. Within a week, all villagers for miles around would cry compulsively every day. What happened

Accepted Answer

A)  obedience 
B)  compliance 
C)  social norms 
D)  herd mentality 
A)  obedience 
B)  compliance 
C)  social norms 
D)  herd mentality

Question 7

What is the psychological process that occurs when self-awareness is replaced by a social role or a group identity

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which behavior occurs in response to a direct or indirect request

Accepted Answer

A)  obedience 
B)  conformity 
C)  compliance 
D)  herd mentality 
A)  obedience 
B)  conformity 
C)  compliance 
D)  herd mentality

Question 9

Alarmed that 10% of the student body tested positive for drugs, the school starts a campaign, describing the problem as an epidemic that is taking over the school. Six months later, 40% of the student body test positive for drugs. What happened

Accepted Answer

A)  Due to the power of obedience, many students felt they had to try drugs. 
B)  Mass psychogenic illness made drug use compulsory behavior. 
C)  The small group of drug users felt compelled to exerted social influence to pressure other students. 
D)  The need for conformity caused more students to fit in to what they thought was the norm. 
A)  Due to the power of obedience, many students felt they had to try drugs. 
B)  Mass psychogenic illness made drug use compulsory behavior. 
C)  The small group of drug users felt compelled to exerted social influence to pressure other students. 
D)  The need for conformity caused more students to fit in to what they thought was the norm.

Question 10

A pedestrian jaywalking is a good example of someone violating a social role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

From Milgram's shock experiments, one way to override the moral objections of someone who refuses to comply with orders to be cruel is what

Accepted Answer

A)  The demands are delivered by an authority figure. 
B)  The demands be stated in complex terms. 
C)  The moral objections are met with moral counterarguments. 
D)  Moral objections proved to be insurmountable in the Milgram experiments. 
A)  The demands are delivered by an authority figure. 
B)  The demands be stated in complex terms. 
C)  The moral objections are met with moral counterarguments. 
D)  Moral objections proved to be insurmountable in the Milgram experiments.

Question 12

A socially contagious physical condition with no physical cause is known as what

Accepted Answer

A)  mass psychogenic illness 
B)  herd mentality 
C)  social norms 
D)  conformity 
A)  mass psychogenic illness 
B)  herd mentality 
C)  social norms 
D)  conformity

Question 13

When Milgram ran his shock experiments with women giving shock instead of men, what did he find out

Accepted Answer

A)  Women used social cues to determine when to give shock. 
B)  Women shocked confederates to about the same degree as men. 
C)  Women refused to participate from the start. 
D)  Women were interested in knowing the history of the person being shocked. 
A)  Women used social cues to determine when to give shock. 
B)  Women shocked confederates to about the same degree as men. 
C)  Women refused to participate from the start. 
D)  Women were interested in knowing the history of the person being shocked.

Question 14

Jessa dresses stylishly and knows the cool cultural references. Her sister Kellie avoids every trend she can identify. When Jessa proves more popular at school, it is because she is complying with what

Accepted Answer

A)  herd mentality 
B)  explicit expectations 
C)  social norms 
D)  social influence 
A)  herd mentality 
B)  explicit expectations 
C)  social norms 
D)  social influence

Question 15

Bullies often hold authority over group members. Based on the Milgram experiments, what is the most effective advice to reduce obedience to a bully

Accepted Answer

A)  explain to the bully how he is hurting others 
B)  appeal to someone who has authority over the bully 
C)  stand near the bully when he is being abusive to others 
D)  announce that you refuse to go along with the bully's abusive behavior 
A)  explain to the bully how he is hurting others 
B)  appeal to someone who has authority over the bully 
C)  stand near the bully when he is being abusive to others 
D)  announce that you refuse to go along with the bully's abusive behavior

Question 16

What is it called when people publicly conform, often in order to gain social acceptance and avoid rejection

Accepted Answer

A)  normative social influence 
B)  injunctive norms 
C)  descriptive norms 
A)  normative social influence 
B)  injunctive norms 
C)  descriptive norms

Question 17

One ethical concern about Milgram's obedience research is that he paid participants $4 for their time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are assumptions that are clearly stated

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

What was the original hypothesis in the Stanford Prison Study

Accepted Answer

A)  Students would largely ignore the roles they had been assigned. 
B)  There was no hypothesis. This was not a true experiment. 
C)  Social roles would replace personal beliefs. 
D)  Deindividuation would occur slowly, over the course of several days. 
A)  Students would largely ignore the roles they had been assigned. 
B)  There was no hypothesis. This was not a true experiment. 
C)  Social roles would replace personal beliefs. 
D)  Deindividuation would occur slowly, over the course of several days.

Question 20

When the heavily pregnant woman got on the train, she gave Jeremy a long look. He quickly got up and gave her his seat. What best describes Jeremy's behavior

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance 
B)  implicit expectations 
C)  conformity 
D)  social roles 
A)  compliance 
B)  implicit expectations 
C)  conformity 
D)  social roles

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

Dante's housemate asked him to pick up a gallon of milk on the way home and Dante did so. This is an example of what

What did researchers find when they placed a mirror in the room facing students

Evelyn tries to keep her hair a similar length to the other cheerleaders. This is an example of herd mentality.

What is one good way to undermine herd mentality

List one difference research has found between face-to-face and electronic communication

A girl in a village spontaneously cried. The next day, all children in the village spontaneously cried. Within a week, all villagers for miles around would cry compulsively every day. What happened

What is the psychological process that occurs when self-awareness is replaced by a social role or a group identity

Which behavior occurs in response to a direct or indirect request

Alarmed that 10% of the student body tested positive for drugs, the school starts a campaign, describing the problem as an epidemic that is taking over the school. Six months later, 40% of the student body test positive for drugs. What happened

A pedestrian jaywalking is a good example of someone violating a social role.

From Milgram's shock experiments, one way to override the moral objections of someone who refuses to comply with orders to be cruel is what

A socially contagious physical condition with no physical cause is known as what

When Milgram ran his shock experiments with women giving shock instead of men, what did he find out

Jessa dresses stylishly and knows the cool cultural references. Her sister Kellie avoids every trend she can identify. When Jessa proves more popular at school, it is because she is complying with what

Bullies often hold authority over group members. Based on the Milgram experiments, what is the most effective advice to reduce obedience to a bully

What is it called when people publicly conform, often in order to gain social acceptance and avoid rejection

One ethical concern about Milgram's obedience research is that he paid participants $4 for their time.

What are assumptions that are clearly stated

What was the original hypothesis in the Stanford Prison Study

When the heavily pregnant woman got on the train, she gave Jeremy a long look. He quickly got up and gave her his seat. What best describes Jeremy's behavior

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