Question 1

The Stanford prison experiment was carried out by:&#10;A)Haney et al.C18&#10;B)Milgram&#10;C)Asch&#10;D)Franzoi&#10;E)Bales and Slater

Accepted Answer

The Stanford prison experiment, a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard, was conducted by Philip Zimbardo and his colleagues, including Craig Haney, at Stanford University in 1971.

Question 2

Which term best describes when someone shows influence from another group because they genuinely agree with their views?&#10;A)Internalisation&#10;B)Compliance&#10;C)Identification&#10;D)Obedience&#10;E)Peer pressure

Accepted Answer

Internalisation occurs when an individual adopts the views of a group because they genuinely agree with these views, making these views part of their own belief system.

Question 3

In Asch's(1951, 1956) original studies, a conformity rate of 37% was found using non-students. When students were used as the participants, conformity fell to:&#10;A)0.35&#10;B)0.29&#10;C)0.27&#10;D)0.12&#10;E)0.03

Accepted Answer

In Asch's studies, when students were used as participants, the conformity rate fell to 29% (0.29), indicating that students were less susceptible to peer pressure in the experimental setting compared to non-students.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT true?&#10;A)Individuals who are high in conscientiousness are more conformist&#10;B)Conformity is greater in collectivistic cultures&#10;C)Uniqueness is valued more in individualistic cultures&#10;D)25% of participants in the Asch study never conformed to the wrong answer&#10;E)50% of participants in the Asch study defied the group on a majority of trials

Accepted Answer

The correct statement that is NOT true is E. In the Asch conformity experiments, it was not found that 50% of participants defied the group on a majority of trials. The experiments showed varying levels of conformity, but this specific statistic is not accurate according to the findings.

Question 5

What situation(s) were not used in the Deutsch and Gerrard(1955) study&#10;A)Group&#10;B)Cultural&#10;C)Face-to-face&#10;D)Anonymous&#10;E)All of these

Accepted Answer

The Deutsch and Gerrard (1955) study focused on group, face-to-face, and anonymous situations, but did not specifically address cultural situations.

Deck 1: Social Influence