PSYCHOLOGY GROUP INFLUENCES COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GROUP INFLUENCES COMPLETE QUESTIONS In the Stanford prison experiment, students with a predisposition to mental disorders and sociopathy were assigned as prison guards. ANSWER = False Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Ted is a confederate in the Solomon Asch experiment, which means that he is working for Asch. A college student who is not a confederate sits to Ted's right, and to his left are four other confederates. During the experiment, the following card is displayed: (Image is a bar graph, A is tallest, B is shortest, and C is in the middle length wise) Solomon Asch asks each student which line is the longest. All the other confederates say ANSWER = B Which of the following situations reflect the effects of deindividuation? A. Dora, who is normally quiet and subdued, sneaks up to her room to read a book during her parents' dinner party. B. Jasa, who is normally very social and outspoken, is the first one on the dance floor at her best friend's party. C. Harry, who is normally reserved and formal, painted his face and body with his college team colors at the football game last Saturday. D. Harper, who is normally excitable and loud, dressed ANSWER = C The Stanford prison experiment was terminated early due to pyschological abuse suffered by the prisoners at the hands of the guards. ANSWER = True Solomon Asch showed that most people will reject and resist the efforts of an otherwise unanimously agreed group. ANSWER = False Which of the following factors is responsible for decreased compliance and obedience in groups? A. when an authority figure is highly respected by institution B. the presence of at least one conflicting opinion in the group C. when culture encourages accordance with societal standards D. an increase in number of people in the group ANSWER = B Which of the following researchers conducted the Stanford prison experiment in order to test the effects of social roles on behavior? ANSWER = Philip Zimbardo Which of the following researchers conducted obedience studies to test the influence of authority commands on behavior? A. Stanley Milgram B. Solomon Asch C. Phillip Zimbardo D. Alfred Adler ANSWER = A Groupthink tends to stimulate rational discussion within groups. ANSWER = False Which of the following researchers conducted conformity studies in order to test the effects of group pressure on one's behavior? ANSWER = Solomon Asch Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Ralph is part of a group of amateur jugglers. The group is successful and is in its eighth year of existence. One day, a new juggler joins and proposes a new method of juggling. The new method is clearly superior to the old method Ralph's group favors, but it would require all the members to relearn many techniques. Based on the concept of groupthink, what is the most likely response of Ralph's group to the new member's proposal? A ANSWER = B Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. John is generally a calm and collected individual. John goes to a basketball game. While there, he is one of 23,000 cheering fans. During the game, John decides to take off his shirt and dance wildly. Which of the following psychological effects of groups likely led to John's uninhibited behavior? A. deindividuation B. groupthink C. social facilitation D. social loafing ANSWER = A Although Laura is working in a group with others, her tendency to engage in social loafing will likely decrease if __________. A. individual productivity of group members is not evaluated by others B. the group encourages task involvement C. the group is large and incohesive D. Laura has low achievement motivation ANSWER = B