Question 1

From the results of Milgram's studies that manipulated the distance between teacher and learner, one could conclude that

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A)   it would be more disturbing to ignore many people starving in a foreign land than a single neighbour who needs food.
B)   it would be more disturbing to kill another with one's bare hands than with a gun.
C)   ironically it may be more difficult to dehumanize a stranger than a close friend.
D)   group cohesiveness breeds aggression.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

In a follow-up series of experiments after his initial study, Milgram made the learner's protests more compelling by having him complain of a heart condition, then scream and plead for release, and finally refuse to answer. With this added condition,

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A)   a majority of participants still fully obeyed the experimenter's demands.
B)   teachers were more reluctant to deliver initial shocks.
C)   learners became more real and personal to the teacher.
D)   fewer participants went to 450 volts.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

In Milgram's original studies of obedience, he found that participants who were ______ were most likely to be obedient and deferential.

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A)   the victims of past abuse
B)   of low status
C)   female
D)   professionals used to giving ordersE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

John wants to go out with Sue, but Sue is playing "hard-to-get." John is all the more intrigued and motivated to get a date with Sue. Explain this scenario in terms of reactance theory.

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Question 5

According to research, in face of group pressure, people

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A)   often back down.
B)   almost never back down.
C)   do not stick by a public commitment they once made.
D)   None of the choices are correct.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Why do people conform? Explain your answer.

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People conform for a variety of reasons,...

Question 7

The theory of psychological reactance would advise parents who wish to keep their children from taking up the habit of smoking cigarettes that their best strategy would be to

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A)   threaten their children with severe punishment if they are ever caught smoking.
B)   promise large rewards to their children for not smoking.
C)   explain why they are opposed to smoking and then allow their children to decide for themselves whether they will smoke or not.
D)   forbid their children to see, talk about, or have any contact with cigarettes or other tobacco products.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Shannon is walking down the street with a friend one day when a stranger up ahead suddenly shouts "Get back! Get off the street! There's a sniper!" Shannon and her friend are most likely to obey if

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A)   the stranger looks very frightened.
B)   the stranger is a police officer.
C)   they have low psychological resistance.
D)   the friend is over the age of 30 years.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Tisha started going to church only because her boyfriend wanted to go. She continues to go now, even though she broke up with him, because she really gets a lot out of the service. What principle does Tisha's experience illustrate?

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A)   the false consensus effect
B)   the foot-in-the-door principle
C)   acceptance can increase cohesion
D)   acceptance sometimes follows complianceE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Asch's conformity experiments were high in

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A)   mundane realism.
B)   experimental realism.
C)   acceptance.
D)   stimulus ambiguity.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

You have just gone to a concert and you thought the artist was okay, but not great. At the end, people in the audience begin standing up and clapping for an encore. You would just like to go home, but as more and more people stand up, you do as well. Social psychologists refer to this scenario as an example of

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A)   conformity.
B)   cooperation.
C)   obedience.
D)   submission.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Psychological reactance theory may help explain why

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A)   underage drinkers are more likely to report having been drunk in the past year than are legal-age drinkers.
B)   a toddler, ignoring a toy, protests and demands that toy back when a playmate begins to play with it.
C)   the demand for and value placed on an object is greater when the object is perceived to be rare or hard to get.
D)   All of the choices are correct.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Conformity is

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A)   not real.
B)   a change in behaviour or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure.
C)   an individual construct.
D)   a behaviour involving arrogance.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

One way to circumvent the problem of reactance is to

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A)   offer people choices instead of commands.
B)   provide incentives for the desired behaviour.
C)   threaten penalties for not complying with the request.
D)   issue a firm command.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Nicole wants to join a recreational activity outside of work, and speaks to some friends about what they are involved in. Her older friend Lynne encourages her to come out to a book club that she is a member of. Her other friend Nick, who is the same age as Nicole, suggests his slo-pitch league. Based on the factors that predict conformity, which of the following is most likely to happen?

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A)   Nicole will go along with Lynne's activity.
B)   Nicole will go along with Nick's activity.
C)   Nicole will choose neither activity.
D)   Nicole will choose another activity independently.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Studies on group size and conformity have indicated that increasing the number of people beyond five yields

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A)   enhanced conformity.
B)   deindividuation.
C)   diminishing returns.
D)   decreased conformity.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The general conclusion about the role of culture on conformity is that while conformity creates a powerful situation, culture

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A)   shapes the extent of that power.
B)   is more important than situations when interpreting behaviour.
C)   diminishes the extent of that power.
D)   creates a powerful influence in opposition to conformist pressures.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Sociologist David Phillips and colleagues report that _____________ increase after well-publicized and celebrity suicides.

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A)   suicides
B)   private airplane crashes
C)   fatal auto accidents
D)   All of the choices are correctE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

During the Holocaust, the first acts of compliance or resistance bred attitudes that influenced behaviour, which ______________ attitudes.

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A)   strengthened
B)   weakened
C)   did not affect
D)   changedE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Pretend that you are a participant in Milgram's study, and you are asked how likely you are to obey the experimenter's commands. You think you would not administer much shock, but there is over a 60% chance that you would

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A)   go all the way to 450 volts, when the learner is no longer responding.
B)   administer up to 300 volts, when the learner screams his refusals to answer.
C)   administer up to 270 volts, when the learner starts to scream in agony.
D)   administer up to 120 volts, when the learner first shouts the shocks are painful.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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