Question 1

In Western individualistic societies, the word "conformity" carries

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A)   a positive connotation.
B)   a negative connotation.
C)   a neutral connotation.
D)   both positive and negative connotations.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The names we choose for our children often express our

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A)   spotlight effect.
B)   desire for uniqueness.
C)   planning fallacy.
D)   reaction formation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

In calling sports decisions, umpires and referees rarely change their decisions as a result of a player's objection. This may be an example of how

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A)   status produces psychological reactance.
B)   people conform more in their public responses than in their private opinions.
C)   the umpire or referee seeks to maintain emotional distance from players.
D)   prior commitment reduces susceptibility to social influence.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

In 2006, a character on a Portuguese TV show popular with teenagers suffered from a mysterious illness involving a rash, dizziness, and difficulty breathing. Soon after the episode aired students at 14 schools reported the same symptoms. This is an example of

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A)   the false uniqueness effect.
B)   mass hysteria.
C)   psychological reactance.
D)   attitude polarization.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

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 are all classic experiments in social psychology that have had a significant impact on our understanding of human behavior.

Sherif's study focused on the topic of conformity and group influence. He used a method called the autokinetic effect, where participants were asked to estimate how much a point of light appeared to move in a dark room. He found that when participants were in a group, their estimates of the light's movement converged towards a group norm.

A real-life example of Sherif's study could be seen in a workplace setting, where new employees may adopt the attitudes and behaviors of their coworkers in order to fit in with the group.

Asch's study also examined conformity, but in the context of group pressure and social influence. He used a method called the line judgment task, where participants were asked to match the length of a line to a set of comparison lines. He found that participants were willing to give incorrect answers in order to conform to the group's consensus.

A real-life example of Asch's study could be seen in a classroom setting, where students may go along with the incorrect answer given by their peers in order to avoid standing out or being seen as different.

Milgram's study focused on obedience to authority figures. He used a method where participants were asked to administer electric shocks to a confederate (an actor pretending to be a participant) in a learning task. Despite the confederate's apparent distress, the majority of participants continued to administer the shocks when instructed to do so by the experimenter.

A real-life example of Milgram's study could be seen in a military setting, where soldiers may follow orders to engage in actions that they personally find morally objectionable, simply because they are following the orders of a commanding officer.

Overall, these studies have provided valuable insights into the power of social influence and authority, and their implications for real-world behavior.

Question 6

In follow-up experiments to 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)   the 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) All of the above

Question 7

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

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A)   normative social influence.
B)   reentry distress.
C)   psychological reactance.
D)   major depression.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

While control participants were correct about line-length judgments more than 99 percent of the time in Asch's conformity study, his naive participants conformed to the incorrect judgments of others ___ percent of the time.

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A)   12
B)   37
C)   65
D)   87E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

When our behavior is a result of our boss telling us to do something, it is a form of

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A)   obedience.
B)   cohesiveness.
C)   progression.
D)   reactance.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above A

Question 10

In the context of group size and conformity, Asch and other researchers found that that there is more conformity with

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A)   1 to 2 people than 3 to 5.
B)   3 to 5 people than 1 to 2.
C)   more than 5 people than 3 to 5.
D)   15 or more people (which really increases the conformity) .E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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)   group pressure; norm formation
D)   norm formation; group pressureE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

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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Question 13

The most famous, or infamous, experiments in scientific psychology were conducted by

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

Question 14

At what point in the study does the "learner" in Milgram's study refuse to answer any additional questions?

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A)   75 volts
B)   150 volts
C)   270 volts
D)   300 voltsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

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 D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Overall, it is revealed that people feel better when they see themselves as

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A)   extremely unique.
B)   moderately unique.
C)   similar to others.
D)   collectivistic.E) None of the above
F) A) and D) B

Question 17

Bearman and Bruckner (2001)  found that teens who made a public virginity-till-marriage pledge became _____ likely to remain sexually abstinent than similar teens who do not make the pledge.

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A)   somewhat less
B)   somewhat more
C)   extremely less
D)   extremely moreE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

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

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A)   conciliation.
B)   commonality.
C)   conformity.
D)   deindividuation.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with an implied or explicit request while privately disagreeing, is called

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

Question 20

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) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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