Question 1

Quentin is riding home on the subway.He notices several of the passengers staring at an older woman in a peculiar hat.Although he knows that it is wrong to stare,he finds himself staring as well.What is Quentin exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

Conformity

Question 2

According to Asch and others,all of the following are social factors that influence conformity EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

status of the group.
% correct 10 a = 10 b = 14 c = 61 d = 14 r = .20

Question 3

The tendency of people to alter their behavior as a result of group pressure is known as

Accepted Answer

conformity

Question 4

Trey is on a class field trip.As the bus drives by a tall building,he hears all his classmates proclaim that they just passed the Sears Tower.Trey could have sworn that it was a different building.What concept explains why Trey is likely to agree with his classmates?

Accepted Answer

Conformity

Question 5

When people are stripped of their identities,they tend to engage in uncharacteristic behavior.This is known as

Accepted Answer

deindividuation.

Question 6

Which concept best exemplifies the freedom most students experience on a "road trip"?

Accepted Answer

Deindividuation

Question 7

Professor Chu is conducting a brief experiment for his social psychology unit.He asks the first five students who showed up for class to stare out the window.As other students file into the classroom,what are they likely to do?

Accepted Answer

Stare out the window.

Question 8

What concept may explain why so many people are ultimately disappointed when they finally meet someone that they have been "dating" over the Internet?

Accepted Answer

Deindividuation

Question 9

A woman cared for a lost dog for several weeks before the vet informed her that it was actually a giant rat.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

an urban legend.

Question 10

Zimbardo concluded from his Stanford prison study that prisoners and guards adopted their designated roles more easily than anyone might have imagined because of

Accepted Answer

deindividuation.

Question 11

The tendency of people to alter their behavior as a result of group influence is called

Accepted Answer

conformity.

Question 12

The emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking is called

Accepted Answer

groupthink.

Question 13

You get on an elevator.Everyone is facing toward the front.You turn and also face toward the front.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

conformity.

Question 14

The Bay of Pigs fiasco was the result of

Accepted Answer

groupthink.

Question 15

Janet was in a meeting when she decided to purpose a new idea.The person next to her whispered "Don't rock the boat!" This is an example of

Accepted Answer

groupthink.

Question 16

Link is on his first day as a construction worker.He notices that many of his coworkers have a tendency to whistle at women as they walk by,but this is a practice with which he does not agree.What factor would most likely keep him from joining in with the other guys?

Accepted Answer

If one of the other guys did not whistle as well

Question 17

Based on research on differences in conformity,which of the following individuals would you most expect to conform to a group?

Accepted Answer

Masami,a Japanese female

Question 18

All of the following statements about deindividuation are true EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Deindividuation typically makes us behave badly.

Question 19

Your friend Simon is about to go in and substitute in a sixth-grade classroom.If he wants to minimize any disruptive behavior,what should he do first?

Accepted Answer

Make large name tags for each of the students.

Question 20

What is the moral or take-home message of Solomon Asch's series of experiments in which participants were asked to judge the lengths of lines? People will go to great lengths to

Accepted Answer

fit in with others.

Quiz 11: Social Psychology

Quentin is riding home on the subway.He notices several of the passengers staring at an older woman in a peculiar hat.Although he knows that it is wrong to stare,he finds himself staring as well.What is Quentin exhibiting?

According to Asch and others,all of the following are social factors that influence conformity EXCEPT

The tendency of people to alter their behavior as a result of group pressure is known as

Trey is on a class field trip.As the bus drives by a tall building,he hears all his classmates proclaim that they just passed the Sears Tower.Trey could have sworn that it was a different building.What concept explains why Trey is likely to agree with his classmates?

When people are stripped of their identities,they tend to engage in uncharacteristic behavior.This is known as

Which concept best exemplifies the freedom most students experience on a "road trip"?

Professor Chu is conducting a brief experiment for his social psychology unit.He asks the first five students who showed up for class to stare out the window.As other students file into the classroom,what are they likely to do?

What concept may explain why so many people are ultimately disappointed when they finally meet someone that they have been "dating" over the Internet?

A woman cared for a lost dog for several weeks before the vet informed her that it was actually a giant rat.This is an example of

Zimbardo concluded from his Stanford prison study that prisoners and guards adopted their designated roles more easily than anyone might have imagined because of

The tendency of people to alter their behavior as a result of group influence is called

The emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking is called

You get on an elevator.Everyone is facing toward the front.You turn and also face toward the front.This is an example of

The Bay of Pigs fiasco was the result of

Janet was in a meeting when she decided to purpose a new idea.The person next to her whispered "Don't rock the boat!" This is an example of

Link is on his first day as a construction worker.He notices that many of his coworkers have a tendency to whistle at women as they walk by,but this is a practice with which he does not agree.What factor would most likely keep him from joining in with the other guys?

Based on research on differences in conformity,which of the following individuals would you most expect to conform to a group?

All of the following statements about deindividuation are true EXCEPT

Your friend Simon is about to go in and substitute in a sixth-grade classroom.If he wants to minimize any disruptive behavior,what should he do first?

What is the moral or take-home message of Solomon Asch's series of experiments in which participants were asked to judge the lengths of lines? People will go to great lengths to