Exam 8: Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Christian Crandall's (1988)studies of eating disorders in sorority members suggest that pressures to binge and purge begin as ____ and develop into ____.

In all likelihood,participants in Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments (conducted in the 1960s and 1970s)were willing to administer increasingly severe shocks to a confederate learner because they were concerned that the experimenter would be disappointed or perhaps even angry with them.Such concerns reflect the power of ________ to induce obedience to authority.

Solomon Asch (1951,1956)embarked on a series of studies in which participants were asked to estimate the lengths of lines that clearly differed in length.Asch originally undertook these experiments to

According to your text,what did Heaven's Gate followers and the Freedom Riders in the American Civil Rights movement have in common? They

In a study by Baron et al.(1996),participants were asked to select perpetrators after a lineup under confusing conditions.Recall also that some participants were given a sense that their feedback was of low importance or of high importance.Results from the study suggest that when a decision is less important,people will

Which of the following statements is true?

Rachel is attending Catholic mass for the first time with her best friend Maria.Rachel is unfamiliar with when to sit,when to kneel,or when to stand,and doesn't know when to respond to what the priest says and when to remain silent.When it is time for parishioners to receive Communion,Rachel looks quizzically to Maria,who silently shakes her head.Rachel remains seated while the rest of the congregation files toward the altar.This situation best exemplifies

Mass psychogenic illness shows the power of ____.

In order for Burger (2009)to conduct a study replicating Milgram's work on obedience,he had to modify Milgram's procedures.Which of the following is one of the modifications he made?

Even though Gerald isn't religious,when he attends church on Christmas with his family,he donates money when ushers pass around a collection basket because everyone else puts something in.It is likely that Gerald is

Cross-cultural research on the changes in standards for physical attractiveness has found that Japanese women

People are especially likely to conform due to informational social influence ____.

In Burger's (2009)modernized version of Milgram's experiments on obedience,there are several modern "updates." In what ways was Burger's sample of participants different from Milgram's?

The Asch line studies were conducted fifty years ago,and society has changed quite a bit.A recent study involving fMRI and the line judgment task attempted to replicate some of Asch's results.What were the results of this study?

Since World War II,the Japanese preference for beauty has evolved to hattou shin,which refers to

Charlene typically goes along with what her group of friends wants and asks of her.However,one day she refuses to meet them for smoothies after class.Chances are,Charlene will face little retribution for this as long as she has enough

In Milgram's studies on obedience,the experimenter repeatedly tells the participants that they must continue with the study.This aspect of Milgram's studies violates the ethical principle of

In a situation such as the War of the Worlds broadcast,where the situation is highly ambiguous,once people begin to believe they know what is happening,they tend to

Going along with the crowd (e.g.,swallowing goldfish,smoking pot,train-surfing)because of a fear of social exclusion is an example of

The text discussed informational social influence and normative social influence.First,describe the two types of social influence and give a real life example of each.Be sure to clearly explain how your example demonstrates that particular type of social influence.