Question 1

Which is not one of following is false?

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A)  Behavior and attitudes are mutually reinforced.
B)  Small acts of evil can foster an attitude that leads to larger acts of evil.
C)  Situations can be powerful and can influence acts of heroism.
D)  When group norms encourage people to comply against their individual beliefs they don't affect their behavior or beliefs at a later time.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Johnny is talking to his new roommate,Ken,when Ken starts scratching his nose.Within a few seconds,Johnny starts scratching his nose too.This is an example of

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A)  the chameleon effect.
B)  the Werther effect.
C)  informational influence.
D)  normative influence.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Chartrand and Bargh (1999) found that participants in an experiment who worked alongside another person who occasionally rubbed her face were unwittingly more likely to rub their face.They called this

Accepted Answer

A)  the chameleon effect.
B)  mood linkage.
C)  compliance.
D)  automatic processing.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

How did Asch's studies of conformity differ from those of Sherif?

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A)  Asch's participants faced a more ambiguous task.
B)  Sherif's participants were dealing with facts rather than opinions.
C)  Asch's participants could clearly see the correct judgment.
D)  Sherif's participants were in the physical presence of the pressuring group,while Asch's participants were not.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Bill conforms because he fears that he will be rejected by others in the group if he doesn't.His conformity results from

Accepted Answer

A)  normative influence.
B)  informational influence.
C)  obedience
D)  interpersonal influence.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Although Lenny thinks the speed limit of the highway should be 80 instead of 70 miles per hour,when the policeman tells him to slow down to 70 he does.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance.
B)  obedience.
C)  acceptance.
D)  reactance.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

A classmate across the room yawns and then several other students yawn.This is an example of

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A)  informational influence.
B)  psychological reactance.
C)  group cohesion.
D)  the chameleon effect.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Mullen and her colleagues (1990) found that the average baseline jaywalking rate _______ in the presence of a non-jaywalking confederate.

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A)  increases
B)  decreases
C)  stays the same
D)  increases,then gradually decreasesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

The experimenter in Milgram's study used all EXCEPT which of the following verbal prods to encourage participants to continue?

Accepted Answer

A)  "It is absolutely essential that you continue."
B)  "You will be penalized if you refuse to go on."
C)  "You have no other choice;you must go on."
D)  "The experiment requires that you continue."E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

How did Burger's (2009) replication differ from Milgram's original research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer people obeyed until the experimenter and administered 450 volts
B)  More participants were still obeying at the 150-volt point
C)  Burger ended the experiment at the 150-volt point
D)  Burger's participants reported greater distress following the studyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

According to the text,Asch's experiments lacked _______ but did possess _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental realism;mundane realism
B)  mundane realism;experimental realism
C)  validity;reliability
D)  reliability;validityE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

A person who both acts and believes in accord with social pressure is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance.
B)  obedience.
C)  acceptance.
D)  conformity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

At what point does adding additional group members yield diminishing returns in conformity research?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 group members
B)  4 group members
C)  5 group members
D)  6 group membersE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Although he made a promise to himself to not take illegal drugs,Tom gave into peer pressure at a party to smoke marijuana because he did not want to be rejected by the others.Tom's conformity is a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance.
B)  acceptance.
C)  normative influence.
D)  informational influence.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

If you clean your room only because your parents order you to,your behavior is a form of

Accepted Answer

A)  obedience.
B)  acceptance.
C)  conformity.
D)  compliance.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The spread of bodily complaints within a school or workplace with no organic basis for the symptoms is called

Accepted Answer

A)  mass influence.
B)  social influence.
C)  mass delusion.
D)  mass hysteria.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

In a variation of the Milgram study,the learner was in the same room as the teacher.Under these conditions

Accepted Answer

A)  there was no change in resulting shocks.
B)  there was a decrease in compliance to shock.
C)  there was an increase in compliance to shock.
D)  this study did not take place.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

When Regina returned to the U.S.after two years in Madagascar,she felt uncomfortable and out of place.She was experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  normative social influence.
B)  reentry distress.
C)  psychological reactance.
D)  anticonformity.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Jim decides to change his answer on his math homework after his friends explain to him why his original answer was incorrect.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  normative influence.
B)  informational influence.
C)  obedience
D)  reactance.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Who is most likely to be pleased with being called a "conformist?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Becky who lives in New York.
B)  Ingrid who lives in England.
C)  Amy who lives in Japan.
D)  Deborah who lives in Paris.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Exam 6: Conformity and Obedience

Mullen and her colleagues (1990) found that the average baseline jaywalking rate _______ in the presence of a non-jaywalking confederate.

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Jim decides to change his answer on his math homework after his friends explain to him why his original answer was incorrect.This is an example of

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The spread of bodily complaints within a school or workplace with no organic basis for the symptoms is called

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Although Lenny thinks the speed limit of the highway should be 80 instead of 70 miles per hour,when the policeman tells him to slow down to 70 he does.This is an example of

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Bill conforms because he fears that he will be rejected by others in the group if he doesn't.His conformity results from

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Who is most likely to be pleased with being called a "conformist?"

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How did Burger's (2009) replication differ from Milgram's original research?

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Chartrand and Bargh (1999) found that participants in an experiment who worked alongside another person who occasionally rubbed her face were unwittingly more likely to rub their face.They called this

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In a variation of the Milgram study,the learner was in the same room as the teacher.Under these conditions

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If you clean your room only because your parents order you to,your behavior is a form of

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A person who both acts and believes in accord with social pressure is demonstrating

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Johnny is talking to his new roommate,Ken,when Ken starts scratching his nose.Within a few seconds,Johnny starts scratching his nose too.This is an example of

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The experimenter in Milgram's study used all EXCEPT which of the following verbal prods to encourage participants to continue?

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Which is not one of following is false?

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According to the text,Asch's experiments lacked _______ but did possess _______.

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Although he made a promise to himself to not take illegal drugs,Tom gave into peer pressure at a party to smoke marijuana because he did not want to be rejected by the others.Tom's conformity is a result of

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How did Asch's studies of conformity differ from those of Sherif?

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When Regina returned to the U.S.after two years in Madagascar,she felt uncomfortable and out of place.She was experiencing

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At what point does adding additional group members yield diminishing returns in conformity research?

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A classmate across the room yawns and then several other students yawn.This is an example of

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