PSY 456 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE RATED A+
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PSY 456 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE RATED A+
In ambiguous situations, we sometimes fall prey to the influence of others' attitudes or behaviors, and bring our own attitudes or behaviors into line with theirs. This type of conformity arises from
A) informational soci...
PSY 456 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE RATED A+
In ambiguous situations, we sometimes fall prey to the influence of others' attitudes or behaviors, and
bring our own attitudes or behaviors into line with theirs. This type of conformity arises from
A) informational social influence.
B) normative social influence.
C) unintentional social influence.
D) voluntary obedience. - Answers A
People are especially likely to conform due to informational social influence _______________.
A) the more flexible and yielding the other people are
B) when the situation is a crisis
C) when the task is intellectual or academic
D) more in private than in public - Answers B
All of the following factors increase the impact of informational social influence except
A) the ambiguity of the situation.
B) the importance of the group.
C) the extent to which a situation is a crisis.
D) the expertise of others. - Answers B
In essence, normative social influence arises from humans' fundamental
A) need for companionship, affection, and acceptance.
B) desire to submit to knowledgeable authorities.
C) need for accurate perceptions and beliefs about a confusing world.
D) selfishness, which must be kept in check. - Answers A
, Studies of the importance of normative social influence are particularly noteworthy in that they show
that people conform even ____________.
A) to strangers they will never see again
B) to friends
C) in private as well as in public
D) to relatives - Answers A
Imagine that you are on the Olympics Planning Committee. Nine out of ten of the committee members
hold the same opinions. However, one member, Laura, consistently deviates from the group's opinion.
How is your group most likely to act toward Laura to bring her in line with the group's opinion? The
group will
A) immediately punish Laura to force her to change her opinion.
B) nominate Laura to be the chair of the committee.
C) first increase communication with Laura. When that doesn't work, the group will ignore and punish
Laura.
D) ignore Laura and refuse to communicate with her. If this tactic fails, the group will punish Laura. -
Answers C
Judith Anderson and her colleagues (1992) analyzed what people in fifty-four cultures considered to be
the ideal female body: a heavy body, a body of moderate weight, or a slender body. They found that in
cultures where _____, the ____ body was preferred.
A) Western magazines were available; slender
B) food supplies were unreliable; heavy
C) women were oppressed; slender
D) food supplies were plentiful; heavy - Answers B
Results from Milgram's study, in which participants were led to believe that they were being asked to
shock another person at lethal levels, suggest that
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