psychology chapter 18

Question 1

group characteristics

Answer 1

2 or more people with a common purpose

Question 2

power characteristics

Answer 2

another will behave in the way the first person desires

Question 3

reward power

Answer 3

ability to provided a desired response (REWARD)

Question 4

coercive power

Answer 4

ability to provide an unpleasant response

Question 5

information power

Answer 5

having knowledge that others desire

Question 6

legitimate power

Answer 6

power is given by a higher authority and may be due to role or position

Question 7

expert power

Answer 7

power is due to skills and depth of knowledge

Question 8

referent power

Answer 8

ability of a leader to influence a follower

Question 9

democratic leadership ex

Answer 9

NEGOCIATED with GROUP

Question 10

authoritarian leadership ex

Answer 10

the leader made all the decisions and controlled the behaviour of the boys

Question 11

laissez-faire

Answer 11

the leader took part in no proceedings

Question 12

stanford iv

Answer 12

prisoner or guard

Question 13

stanford dv

Answer 13

behaviours

Question 14

stanford participants

Answer 14

24 participants

Question 15

stanford criticisms

Answer 15

VIOLATION OF -
no harm principle
withdrawal rights

Question 16

Stanford hypothesis

Answer 16

its predicted that the guards with power will use dominating power wheres prisoners will engage in more passive-resistant behaviour.

Question 17

milgram aim

Answer 17

to discover whether participants would obey an authority figure and carry out actions that caused severe pain to another person

Question 18

milgram method-participants

Answer 18

40 males participants ages 20-50, the teacher is experimented to see how far he is willing to give pain to the learner

Question 19

milgram results

Answer 19

all 40 participants obeyed up to 300 volts

Question 20

milgram ethical issues

Answer 20

no harm principle
withdrawal rights
deception

Question 21

asch aim

Answer 21

to investigate the extent to which an individual within a group with conform to majority opinion

Question 22

asch results

Answer 22

37/50 participants conformed on at least one occasion

Question 23

asch conclusion -participants conformed for two main reasons ?

Answer 23

• participants wanted to feel that they belonged within the group.
• participants believed other participants were more informed than themselves.

Question 24

meta - analysis

Answer 24

COMBINE results from MULTIPLE STUDIES to find a better conclusion

Question 25

normative influence

Answer 25

a persons tendency to go along with the group so that they will fit in and gain approval of other group members

Question 26

informational influence

Answer 26

the increased tendency to conform when the participant WANTS TO PROVIDE A CORRECT RESPONSE BUT IS NOT CERTAIN.

Question 27

group size conformity increase

Answer 27

conformity rates increase with three or four confederates

Question 28

unanimity

Answer 28

if one confederate did not conform with the group but gave the correct answer, conformity rate dropped

Question 29

deindividuation

Answer 29

participants cannot be identified by other group members

Question 30

social loafing

Answer 30

tendency of an individual to reduce their effort when working in a group

Question 31

affective

Answer 31

how you feel

Question 32

behavioural

Answer 32

what you do

Question 33

cognitive

Answer 33

what you know