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Social Psychology 469

Practice Quiz How much do you remember?

Pick the best answer.

1. In Asch’s study, conformity decreased when
   a. at least four confederates were present.
   b. at least one confederate agreed with the participant.
   c. the participant was a male.
   d. the participant had high self-esteem.


2. Which of the following would not be effective in minimizing
   groupthink?
   a. Caroline wants her team to openly vote by a show of hands
   either for or against her business plan.
   b. Karen openly invites input from all team members and even
   those outside her team.
   c. Annina reminds her team that everyone will be held responsible
   for the ultimate decision of her group.
   d. Juanita works hard to remain impartial to all ideas no matter
   what they are.
   3. One of the keys to deindividuation is
   a. group polarization. c. conformity.
   b. group protection. d. anonymity.
   4. Conner needs just $20 more to go out with his friends. He asks his
   mother for $50, but she tells him he can have $30 instead. In the
   end, Conner ended up with $10 more than he originally planned.
   What technique did Connor use?
   a. foot-in-the-door technique
   b. door-in-the-face technique

c. lowball technique

d. planned obedience

5. Follow-up research to Stanley Milgram’s original study has found
   that ___ of “teachers” will deliver shocks up to the point
   of being lethal.
   a. less than 30 percent
   b. 40 percent

c. 65 percent

d. 80 percent

social facilitation = positive influence

social impairment = negative influence

several classic studies (i.e., Sherif, Asch) suggest that individuals

will change their behaviors to conform to those of a group

may be influenced by private vs. face-to-face contact, gender, or culture

groupthink: occurs when people within a group feel it is more

important to maintain group cohesiveness rather than critically

evaluate facts when making decisions often with dire consequences

social loafing occurs when people do not work hard

when others are also working; easy to “hide” in a group

deindividuation group members may feel anonymous

and experience less personal responsibility

foot-in-the-door technique

door-in-the-face technique

lowball technique

Social Influence

(the ways in which a person’s behavior can be affected by other people)

a classic study by Milgram

(i.e., teacher/learner electrical

shock study) indicated that

65% of “teachers” went all

the way through shock levels,

despite protest from “learners”

conformity

changing one’s own behavior

to more closely match

the actions of others

task performance

can be affected by

social influence

compliance

persons changing their behavior due to

another person or group asking or directing

them to change, often in the absence of

any real authority or power; susceptibility to

various techniques can vary by culture

obedience

changing one’s behavior at

the direct order of an authority figure

group behavior

presence of others

increases arousal

group polarization

risky shift phenomenon

presence of others

increases extreme

positions

Concept Map L.O. 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4

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