4.3a Psychology of Social Situations

Question 1

Norms

Answer 1

A society’s understood rules for accepted and expected behavior. Norms prescribe “proper” behavior in individual and social situations.

Question 2

Conformity

Answer 2

Adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.

Question 3

Solomon Asch

Answer 3

A Polish-American psychologist who devised tests to study conformity. (the line test)

Question 4

Normative Social Influence

Answer 4

Influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or disapproval.

Question 5

Informational Social Influence

Answer 5

Influence resulting from a person’s willingness to accept other’s opinions about reality.

Question 6

Obedience

Answer 6

Complying with an order or a command.

Question 7

Stanley Milgram

Answer 7

An American social psychologist (student of Solomon Asch) known for his controversial experiments on obedience conducted during his professorship at Yale. (Shock test)

Question 8

Minority Influence

Answer 8

The power of one or two individuals to sway majorities.