Chapter 6 Social Psychology Exam Questions & Answers.
Even though you hate wearing one, you decide that you should wear a tie to your job interview. This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER compliance
When William McGuire and his Yale University colleagues invited children to "tell us about you...
Chapter 6 Social Psychology Exam
Questions & Answers.
Even though you hate wearing one, you decide that you should wear a tie to your job interview. This is
an example of - CORRECT ANSWER compliance
When William McGuire and his Yale University colleagues invited children to "tell us about yourself,"
they found that the children were most likely to mention their - CORRECT ANSWER distinctive attributes
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 didn't want to be rejected by the others. Tom's conformity is a result of
- CORRECT ANSWER normative influence
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... - CORRECT ANSWER a majority of participants still fully
obeyed the experimenter's demands
Conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure is called - CORRECT
ANSWER acceptance
In experiments, people have been found to conform more when they must _____ than when they are
allowed to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER respond publicly; write down their responses in private
You decide to pierce your tongue after all your friends have. This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER
conformity
According to the text, Asch's experiments lacked _____ but did possess _____. - CORRECT ANSWER
mundane realism; experimental realism
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. - CORRECT ANSWER positive
, John has red hair, has two brothers, one sister, and was born in Chicago. Both his parents were born in
this country and are lawyers. If you asked John to "tell us about yourself," he is most likely to mention
that - CORRECT ANSWER he has red hair
If we were to conclude that Milgram's obedient participants were particularly hostile and aggressive
people, we would be - CORRECT ANSWER committing the fundamental attribution error
In spring of 1954, Seattle residents were alarmed by widespread reports of damage by a mysterious
windshield-pitting agent. According to your text, the true cause of public concern was most likely -
CORRECT ANSWER mass suggestibility
Ahmed generally likes to go home to visit his family during vacation. However, after his father tells him
that he must be home during spring vacation, Ahmed decides to remain at college. We can probably
best understand Ahmed's behavior in terms of - CORRECT ANSWER psychological reactance
The experimenter in Milgram's study used all EXCEPT which of the following verbal prods to encourage
participants to continue? (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." - CORRECT ANSWER (B) "You will be penalized if you refuse to go on."
After hearing so much about the dangers of smoking cigarettes from the media and from seeing so many
others quit, we finally realize that smoking really is dangerous to our health and therefore quit. Our
behavior is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER acceptance
When the influence of the situation is _____, the consequent behavior is most likely to be a result of
_____. - CORRECT ANSWER weak; individual personalities
According to conformity research, a group's social power is deflated when it loses its - CORRECT
ANSWER unanimity
As an example of the liberating effects of group influence, ____ percent of the participants in a variation
of Milgram's study conformed to confederates' behavior when the confederates defied the
experimenter - CORRECT ANSWER 90
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