Question 1

Compared to people in individualistic countries,those in collectivist countries are

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A)  more likely to express psychological reactance.
B)  more responsive to others' influence.
C)  more susceptible to the fundamental attribution error.
D)  more likely to be independent.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Conformity based on a person's desire to fulfill others' expectations,often to gain their acceptance,is called

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

Question 3

As an example of the liberating effects of group influence,___ percent of the participants in a variation of Milgram's study conformed to the confederate's behavior when the confederates defied the experimenter.

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A)  90
B)  45
C)  20
D)  10E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Rivalry between groups is often most intense when the groups

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A)  closely resemble each other.
B)  share a common goal.
C)  are very different.
D)  are of different ethnic groups.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Ahmed generally likes to go home to visit his family during vacation.However,after his father tells him that he must be home during spring vacation,Ahmed decides to remain at college.Ahmed's behavior is best understood in terms of

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A)  reaction formation.
B)  regression.
C)  psychological reactance.
D)  self-serving bias.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

When Milgram asked 100 psychiatrists,college students,and middle-class adults to predict the results of his experiment,the respondents said that they thought _______ would _______.

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A)  they themselves;never begin to administer the shocks
B)  they themselves;disobey by about 135 volts
C)  other people;disobey by about 210 volts
D)  other people;would go all the way to 450 voltsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

When William McGuire and his Yale University colleagues invited children to "tell us about yourself," they found that the children were most likely to mention their

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A)  gender.
B)  nationality.
C)  distinctive attributes.
D)  most common personal characteristics.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

David still thinks that the group is making a big mistake,but he decides to give into the pressure and go along with what they decide.This change is best described as

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A)  compliance.
B)  obedience.
C)  acceptance.
D)  independence.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Even though you really dislike wearing a dress,you decide to wear one to your cousin's wedding.This is an example of

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A)  obedience.
B)  acceptance.
C)  conformity.
D)  compliance.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Sherif's study took advantage of

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A)  the phi phenomenon.
B)  natural selection.
C)  obedience.
D)  the autokinetic phenomenon.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

We tend to feel more sadness when we learn about one person's death on the news than we feel when we hear of thousands killed in a natural disaster.This is

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A)  not true.
B)  because of personalization of the victim.
C)  due to the victims' physical distance.
D)  because we have problems thinking in large numbers.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which researcher asked participants to offer judgments of line lengths to test conformity?

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A)  Milgram
B)  Asch
C)  Sherif
D)  WertherE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

After hearing so much about the dangers of smoking cigarettes from the media and seeing numbers of people who quit the habit,Jacob finally realizes that smoking is dangerous and therefore he quits.His behavior is an example of

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A)  obedience.
B)  acceptance.
C)  conformity.
D)  compliance.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

What percentage of Milgram's participants regretted having participated in the study?

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A)  1%
B)  5%
C)  10%
D)  20%E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

After hearing a great deal about the benefits of soy products from your friends,you decide to drink soy milk instead of cow's milk.Your behavior is an example of

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A)  obedience.
B)  acceptance.
C)  conformity.
D)  compliance.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Allison is a middle child,grew up in a middle-income household,has a 3.0 GPA,has red hair,and is 5'4".Which of the following is Allison most likely to mention when her blind date calls her for the first time?

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A)  that she is the middle child
B)  that she has red hair
C)  that she is a B-student
D)  that she is 5'4"E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

A motive to protect or restore one's sense of freedom is called

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A)  reactance.
B)  normative influence.
C)  false consensus.
D)  false uniqueness.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

While control participants were correct about line-length judgments more than 99 percent of the time in Asch's conformity study,his naive participants conformed to the incorrect judgments of others ___ percent of the time.

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A)  12
B)  37
C)  65
D)  87E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

In light of the Milgram studies,which of the following is NOT one of the factors that determined obedience?

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A)  the victim's similarity to the teacher
B)  the victim's physical distance
C)  the authority's closeness and legitimacy
D)  whether or not the authority was institutionalizedE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Studies involving _______ most clearly demonstrate how social influence can take the form of acceptance.

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A)  the judgments of the length of lines
B)  the judgments of the autokinetic phenomenon
C)  the shocking of innocent victims
D)  personality factorsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Exam 6: Conformity and Obedience

When William McGuire and his Yale University colleagues invited children to "tell us about yourself," they found that the children were most likely to mention their

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As an example of the liberating effects of group influence,___ percent of the participants in a variation of Milgram's study conformed to the confederate's behavior when the confederates defied the experimenter.

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We tend to feel more sadness when we learn about one person's death on the news than we feel when we hear of thousands killed in a natural disaster.This is

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Allison is a middle child,grew up in a middle-income household,has a 3.0 GPA,has red hair,and is 5'4".Which of the following is Allison most likely to mention when her blind date calls her for the first time?

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Compared to people in individualistic countries,those in collectivist countries are

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Even though you really dislike wearing a dress,you decide to wear one to your cousin's wedding.This is an example of

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Which researcher asked participants to offer judgments of line lengths to test conformity?

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David still thinks that the group is making a big mistake,but he decides to give into the pressure and go along with what they decide.This change is best described as

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Studies involving _______ most clearly demonstrate how social influence can take the form of acceptance.

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While control participants were correct about line-length judgments more than 99 percent of the time in Asch's conformity study,his naive participants conformed to the incorrect judgments of others ___ percent of the time.

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Conformity based on a person's desire to fulfill others' expectations,often to gain their acceptance,is called

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What percentage of Milgram's participants regretted having participated in the study?

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Sherif's study took advantage of

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A motive to protect or restore one's sense of freedom is called

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After hearing a great deal about the benefits of soy products from your friends,you decide to drink soy milk instead of cow's milk.Your behavior is an example of

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In light of the Milgram studies,which of the following is NOT one of the factors that determined obedience?

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Ahmed generally likes to go home to visit his family during vacation.However,after his father tells him that he must be home during spring vacation,Ahmed decides to remain at college.Ahmed's behavior is best understood in terms of

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After hearing so much about the dangers of smoking cigarettes from the media and seeing numbers of people who quit the habit,Jacob finally realizes that smoking is dangerous and therefore he quits.His behavior is an example of

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When Milgram asked 100 psychiatrists,college students,and middle-class adults to predict the results of his experiment,the respondents said that they thought _______ would _______.

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