Module 18

Question 1

When people are worried about what others think of them and decide to go along with the crowd is known as what?

Answer 1

Normative influence

Question 2

The tendency to act like those around us and be influenced by what they do is called?

Answer 2

Conformity

Question 3

Obedience, even when it is destructive, is more likely when:

Answer 3

All are correct

Question 4

If a researcher is studying how people react to a command of an authority figure, then he/she are most likely studying what?

Answer 4

Obedience

Question 5

Hammond has just started working at a new job stacking items at the supermarket. He notices that most of his colleagues do stretching exercises before they begin their shift. To fit in with the others and to avoid any disapproval, Hammond also begins to do the stretching exercises. Which of the following concepts explains Hammond’s behavior?

Answer 5

Normative influence

Question 6

Kelly is at a college party and notices almost everyone is drinking. She concludes that the majority of students on campus must also drink alcohol frequently. What would we call Kelly’s perception of what most people are doing?

Answer 6

Descriptive norm

Question 7

Which factor decreased the rates of obedience in studies conducted by Milgram?

Answer 7

All are correct

Question 8

In Asch’s line study roughly _______ of participants gave at least one wrong answer.

Answer 8

76%

Question 9

The line study conducted by Asch is a prime example of what process?

Answer 9

Normative influence

Question 10

______ is the tendency to change one’s attitude or behavior to match a perceived social norm.

Answer 10

Conformity

Question 11

Stanley Milgram’s studies on obedience and more recent replications have shown that:

Answer 11

Female participants obediently shocked the experimental victim at a rate similar to males in the Milgram and other studies which was approximately 65% of participants.

Question 12

Lulu has never been to the United States and is unsure what behavior is socially appropriate in certain situations. As a result, she conforms by going along with the crowd in order to understand the norm. Which of the following terms BEST describes this example?

Answer 12

Informational influence

Question 13

Milgram’s obedience study demonstrated what factor in participants willing to shock others to an extreme level?

Answer 13

Following orders from an authority figure

Question 14

Which factor decreased the rates of obedience in studies conducted by Milgram?