Question 1

Research examining rebellion and obedience suggests that

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Research on social influence shows that having allies who also resist authority can significantly increase an individual's likelihood to disobey. This is because the presence of others who share one's dissenting view can provide social support and reduce the fear of standing alone against authority.

Question 2

Describe the factors involved in social impact theory.

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Question 3

Specific variables concerning the victim in Milgram's research on destructive obedience affected participants' levels of obedience. Identify one such variable, and describe the nature of its effect.

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Question 4

Which of the following situations would not be predicted by social impact theory?

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Social impact theory suggests that the impact of social forces (such as authority or persuasion) decreases as the number or density of people increases. Therefore, a teacher would generally have more difficulty exerting control over a larger class compared to a smaller one, contrary to what option C suggests.

Question 5

American mothers in 1924 seemed to value ____ more than they do today.

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In 1924, American society placed a higher value on conformity, reflecting the cultural norms and expectations of the time. This contrasts with contemporary values that tend to emphasize individualism and autonomy more.

Question 6

Compare and contrast normative influence and informational social influence. Which of these types of social influence played a bigger role in Sherif's study (in which participants estimated how far a dot of light appeared to move)? Which played a bigger role in Asch's study (in which participants made judgments involving the lengths of lines)? Explain your answers.

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Question 7

The key difference between Gamson and others' (1982) obedience studies and Milgram's studies from the 1960s was that

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Milgram's studies on obedience famously involved participants thinking they were administering electric shocks to a learner in another room, with the participants being alone during the decision-making process. In contrast, Gamson and others' studies introduced a group setting, where participants were with others when they had to decide whether to obey authority figures, highlighting the impact of group dynamics on obedience.

Question 8

______ states that social influence depends on the strength, immediacy, and number of source persons relative to target persons.

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Social impact theory suggests that the likelihood that a person will respond to social influence will increase with the strength (importance) of the group, the immediacy (closeness in time and space) of the group, and the number of people in the group exerting the social influence.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is false regarding Milgram's research?

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Milgram's research primarily focused on obedience to authority and how individuals could commit acts they normally wouldn't under authoritative pressure. It did not specifically address how awareness of the reasons behind someone's actions affects forgiveness towards those actions.

Question 10

A council meeting has produced heated debate about an issue. Most of the members of the council hold one opinion, but a few hold another. During a break in the meeting, the members of the council who have the minority opinion call you for advice as to the best way to influence the majority of the council. Based on social psychological research, particularly concerning the dual-process approach, what should you advise them to do?

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Question 11

Recent approaches to social impact theory suggest that

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Recent approaches to social impact theory suggest that immediacy, or the closeness in time and space, can be psychological or emotional rather than strictly physical, meaning physical proximity is not always necessary.

Question 12

Twinge interprets Burger's (2009) replication of Milgram's obedience studies as an indication that obedience rates have ____ since Milgram's original studies.

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Question 13

Explain the that's-not-all technique, framed with the notion of reciprocal concessions, with an example.

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Question 14

According to social impact theory, the source's proximity in time and space to a target determines the source's

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Social impact theory suggests that the source's proximity in time and space to the target influences the immediacy of the source's impact. This means that sources that are closer in time and space are likely to have a more immediate and stronger influence on the target.

Question 15

Which of the following experimental groups will feel most socially connected?

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Groups engaging in synchronized activities, such as rocking in rocking chairs in unison, tend to feel more socially connected due to the shared rhythm and coordination, fostering a sense of unity and togetherness.

Question 16

What was the real intent of Milgram's experiment?

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Milgram's experiment aimed to explain the concept of obedience to authority figures, demonstrating how individuals could perform actions they might not normally consider due to the influence of an authority figure.

Question 17

According to social impact theory, resistance to social pressure is most likely to occur when social impact is

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Social impact theory suggests that resistance to social pressure is more likely when the social impact is divided among many targets. When these targets are also strong and distant, the diffusion of pressure makes resistance easier, as the influence is not concentrated on a single, easily influenced individual.

Question 18

Compare and contrast the door-in-the-face technique with the lowball technique.

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Question 19

Why has the Milgram obedience experiment been subjected to doubt with regard to the ethics of appropriate research in psychology? What other replications of Milgram emerged in the twenty-first century, and compare their conformity with Milgram's.

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Question 20

Stan is a new student in his sixth-grade class. The other students exert normative pressure on him to conform to their opinion on some issue. According to social impact theory, Stan will be more likely to resist this influence if

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Social impact theory suggests that the presence of allies (in this case, the three other new students facing the same pressures) can reduce the impact of social influence, making an individual more likely to resist conforming.

Quiz 7: Conformity