Question 1

The most famous and controversial experiments in social psychology were conducted by

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A)  Sherif.
B)  Milgram.
C)  Asch.
D)  Watson.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

A change in behavior or belief to accord with others is called

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A)  obedience.
B)  acceptance.
C)  conformity.
D)  compliance.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Group size,unanimity,cohesion,status,public response,and no prior commitment are all factors that influence people's conformity.Explain each.

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Group size: The larger the group, the mo...

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE of conformity and obedience?

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A)  They are primarily collectivistic phenomenA.
B)  They are primarily individualistic phenomena.
C)  They are universal phenomena that vary by culture.
D)  They are universal phenomena that are uninfluenced by culture.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

In conformity research,Stephens (2007) found _____ people tend to prefer being similar to others,while _____ people strongly prefer to see themselves as unique.

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A)  working-class;middle-class
B)  middle-class;working-class
C)  upper-class;lower-class
D)  lower-class;upper-classE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The results of both the Sherif and Asch studies are startling because their studies did not employ any

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A)  judgments about ambiguous stimuli.
B)  groups larger than four persons.
C)  experimental realism.
D)  open,obvious pressure to conform.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D) D

Question 7

In the 60s and 70s,researchers observed only weak connections between personal characteristics and conformity.Later research finds

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A)  it always predicts specific actions.
B)  it can predict average rather than specific actions.
C)  it seldom predicts average actions.
D)  there is no prediction of actions.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

A lone black female lawyer in a group of black and white male lawyers will be most conscious of being

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A)  black.
B)  female.
C)  a lawyer.
D)  in a group.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

"Conformity is neither all bad nor all good." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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I agree with the statement that "Conform...

Question 10

_______ sometimes follows compliance.

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A)  Obedience
B)  Acceptance
C)  Conformity
D)  ReactanceE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Sherif is to the study of _______ as Asch is to the study of _______.

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A)  conformity;compliance
B)  compliance;conformity
C)  norm formation;obedience
D)  norm formation;conformityE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

When Milgram conducted his first series of experiments with a sample of 20- to 50-year-old men,he found that over 60 percent of them

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A)  refused to deliver shocks beyond 150 volts.
B)  refused to deliver shocks past the 300-volt level.
C)  went all the way to 450 volts.
D)  asked to be released from the experiment by 135 volts.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

The relationship between the degree to which a group is cohesive and the degree to which the group has power over its members is a _______ one.

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A)  positive
B)  negative
C)  neutral
D)  curvilinearE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Briefly summarize the studies by Sherif,Asch,and Milgram by listing the topic and method of each.Be sure to also provide a real-life example of each study.

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The studies by Sherif, Asch, and Milgram...

Question 15

Describe what was done and what was found in Asch's (1955)study.

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In Asch's (1955) study, participants wer...

Question 16

Describe three of the variations done on Milgram's original obedience experiment.Be sure to discuss how the results varied as a function of these changes.

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Three variations of Milgram's original o...

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a reason your textbook gives for why we yawn?

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A)  tension
B)  fear
C)  you saw someone else yawn.
D)  being tiredE) None of the above
F) All of the above B

Question 18

Which statement related to roles and conformity is NOT true?

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A)  Social roles vary with culture,but the process of influencing behavior varies less.
B)  Although countries define teen roles differently,all cultures have role expectations that guide conformity.
C)  Role reversal is a form of temporary conformity.
D)  Roles don't have any effect on conformity.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above D

Question 19

Milgram found that

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A)  very few people are willing to obey another person if it will lead to harm.
B)  only authoritarian persons are willing to obey.
C)  approximately 65% of his subjects were highly obedient.
D)  most people who obeyed did so happily.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The extent to which members of a group are bound together,such as by attraction to one another,is called

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A)  conformity.
B)  cohesion.
C)  compliance.
D)  unanimity.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Group size,unanimity,cohesion,status,public response,and no prior commitment are all factors that influence people's conformity.Explain each.

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Which of the following statements is TRUE of conformity and obedience?

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In conformity research,Stephens (2007) found _____ people tend to prefer being similar to others,while _____ people strongly prefer to see themselves as unique.

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The results of both the Sherif and Asch studies are startling because their studies did not employ any

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The relationship between the degree to which a group is cohesive and the degree to which the group has power over its members is a _______ one.

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Describe what was done and what was found in Asch's (1955)study.

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Describe three of the variations done on Milgram's original obedience experiment.Be sure to discuss how the results varied as a function of these changes.

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