Question 1

Charlotte and Craig are both participating in a psychology experiment and are sitting in a small room filling out some personality questionnaires.Little does she know,but Craig is a confederate of the experimenter and is displaying behaviours that are similar to her own (for e.g.,he shakes his leg too,he bites his lip,etc.) .Craig accidentally drops his pencil case and spills pens all over the floor.According to principles of the chameleon effect,Charlotte would most likely

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A)  drop her own pencil case so that Craig does not feel so bad.
B)  laugh at Craig and smile at him but continue completing her questionnaires.
C)  get out of her seat and help Craig pick up the dropped pens.
D)  ignore Craig and continue completing her questionnaires.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

According to Milgram,the most fundamental lesson to be learned from his study of obedience is that

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A)  people are naturally inclined to be hostile and aggressive.
B)  the desire to be right is one of the strongest human motives.
C)  even ordinary people,who are not particularly hostile,can become agents of destruction.
D)  people value their freedom and uniqueness and react negatively when it is taken from them.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

A practical lesson of much conformity research is that it is easier to stand up for something if you

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A)  believe the matter is trivial.
B)  do so all at once instead of paving the way with smaller actions and hints.
C)  go about it alone and face the criticism independently.
D)  get someone else to stand up with you.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Studies involving __________________ most clearly demonstrate social influence taking the form of acceptance.

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A)  judgments of the length of lines
B)  judgments of the autokinetic phenomenon
C)  shocking innocent victims
D)  optical illusionsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

_________________ is to "going along with the crowd" as _______________ is to "learning from the crowd."

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A)  Normative influence; concern for social image
B)  Informational influence; normative influence
C)  Normative influence; asserting uniqueness
D)  Normative influence; informational influenceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

When people of two cultures are nearly identical,

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A)  they will not notice their differences.
B)  they will still notice their differences.
C)  they cannot notice their differences.
D)  they intentionally ignore their differencesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

The fact that ordinary soldiers will follow orders to shoot defenseless civilians indicates that

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A)  human nature is evil.
B)  under the sway of evil forces,even nice people are sometimes corrupted.
C)  ordinary soldiers are cruel.
D)  leaders always make ordinary people go astray.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Conformity may reflect an evolutionary response to survival threats,such as disease-bearing pathogens.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to conformity research,a group's social power is deflated when it loses its

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A)  agenda.
B)  anonymity.
C)  unanimity.
D)  heterogeneity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

One way to circumvent the problem of reactance is to

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A)  offer people choices instead of commands.
B)  provide incentives for the desired behaviour.
C)  threaten penalties for not complying with the request.
D)  issue a firm command.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

During the Holocaust,the first acts of compliance or resistance bred attitudes that influenced behaviour,which ______________ attitudes.

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A)  strengthened
B)  weakened
C)  did not affect
D)  changedE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Conformity based on a person's desire to fulfill others' expectations,often to gain acceptance,is known as informational influence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Dr.Jennings hates to wear a suit to teach his classes.Nevertheless,he does so to win the approval of the senior faculty at his institution.Dr.Jennings's behaviour is an example of

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A)  identification.
B)  informational influence.
C)  normative influence.
D)  acceptance.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The text suggests that in our everyday lives,the experience of ____________ illustrates an unintended drift toward self-harm,similar to the same incremental action experienced by Milgram's participants and the German civil servants who worked for the Nazis.

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A)  mistrust
B)  procrastination
C)  overeating
D)  social rejectionE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Compliance is

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A)  reactance.
B)  a change in behaviour to go against a request.
C)  conformity.
D)  conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A confederate is someone who

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A)  runs an experiment.
B)  is a participant in the study.
C)  is an accomplice of the researcher.
D)  is an authority figure.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Psychological reactance theory may help explain why

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A)  underage drinkers are more likely to report having been drunk in the past year than are legal-age drinkers.
B)  a toddler,shares toys with other playmates.
C)  a teenager obeys parent's curfew rules.
D)  A girl stops dating her boyfriend because her parents do not like him.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

One of the main reasons why the studies conducted by Asch and Milgram were so controversial was that

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A)  they taught us an academic lesson about ethics.
B)  they clearly demonstrated social psychological principles.
C)  they demonstrated that all people are inherently evil.
D)  they demonstrated how compliance can take precedence over moral sense.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Acceptance is

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A)  conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure.
B)  acting in accord with a direct order.
C)  conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing.
D)  social sensitivity.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

In a variation on the Asch experiments,you announce your answer to a question but you do so before anyone else in the group has a chance to respond.All the subsequent responses disagree with yours.Now you have a chance to reconsider and possibly change your answer.According to research,you will probably

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A)  question the procedure and ask to be last in line next time.
B)  modify your response so that it comes closer to everyone else's but is still different.
C)  tell yourself privately that you were right the first time but publicly change your response.
D)  stick to your original answer.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Studies involving __________________ most clearly demonstrate social influence taking the form of acceptance.

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Conformity may reflect an evolutionary response to survival threats,such as disease-bearing pathogens.

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The text suggests that in our everyday lives,the experience of ____________ illustrates an unintended drift toward self-harm,similar to the same incremental action experienced by Milgram's participants and the German civil servants who worked for the Nazis.

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A confederate is someone who

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According to Milgram,the most fundamental lesson to be learned from his study of obedience is that

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___ is to "going along with the crowd" as _ is to "learning from the crowd."

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The fact that ordinary soldiers will follow orders to shoot defenseless civilians indicates that

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Psychological reactance theory may help explain why

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Compliance is

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Dr.Jennings hates to wear a suit to teach his classes.Nevertheless,he does so to win the approval of the senior faculty at his institution.Dr.Jennings's behaviour is an example of

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According to conformity research,a group's social power is deflated when it loses its

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One of the main reasons why the studies conducted by Asch and Milgram were so controversial was that

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Acceptance is

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One way to circumvent the problem of reactance is to

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Conformity based on a person's desire to fulfill others' expectations,often to gain acceptance,is known as informational influence.

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During the Holocaust,the first acts of compliance or resistance bred attitudes that influenced behaviour,which ______________ attitudes.

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When people of two cultures are nearly identical,

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A practical lesson of much conformity research is that it is easier to stand up for something if you

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Conformity may reflect an evolutionary response to survival threats,such as disease-bearing pathogens.

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The text suggests that in our everyday lives,the experience of ____________ illustrates an unintended drift toward self-harm,similar to the same incremental action experienced by Milgram's participants and the German civil servants who worked for the Nazis.

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According to Milgram,the most fundamental lesson to be learned from his study of obedience is that

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_________________ is to "going along with the crowd" as _______________ is to "learning from the crowd."

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The fact that ordinary soldiers will follow orders to shoot defenseless civilians indicates that

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Psychological reactance theory may help explain why

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Dr.Jennings hates to wear a suit to teach his classes.Nevertheless,he does so to win the approval of the senior faculty at his institution.Dr.Jennings's behaviour is an example of

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According to conformity research,a group's social power is deflated when it loses its

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Conformity based on a person's desire to fulfill others' expectations,often to gain acceptance,is known as informational influence.

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