12.4 Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience

Question 1

confederate

Answer 1

person who works for a researcher and is aware of the experiment, but who acts as a participant; used to manipulate social situations as part of the research design

Question 2

Conformity

Answer 2

when individuals change their behavior to go along with the group even if they do not agree with the group

Question 3

Asch effect

Answer 3

group majority influences an individual’s judgment, even when that judgment is inaccurate

Question 4

normative social influence

Answer 4

conformity to a group norm to fit in, feel good, and be accepted by the group

Question 5

informational social influence

Answer 5

conformity to a group norm prompted by the belief that the group is competent and has the correct information

Question 6

Obedience

Answer 6

change of behavior to please an authority figure or to avoid aversive consequences

Question 7

Groupthink

Answer 7

group members modify their opinions to match what they believe is the group consensus

Question 8

Group polarization

Answer 8

strengthening of the original group attitude after discussing views within the group

Question 9

Social loafing

Answer 9

exertion of less effort by a person working in a group because individual performance cannot be evaluated separately from the group, thus causing performance decline on easy tasks