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6. What is identification?

  • A person taking on the views of the group they join or admire due to group pressure
  • Publicly conforming with the behaviour and views of the majority whilst disagreeing privately
  • Deepest level of conformity. Involves a person changing both their public and private view
  • Following the instructions of an authority figure

7. How much were the participants in the Stanford prison experiment paid per day?

  • $15
  • $18
  • $6
  • $10

8. what was the final prod given to participants in Milgram's study?

  • 'You have no other choice, you must continue'
  • 'Please go on'
  • 'It is absolutely essential that you continue'
  • 'The experiment requires that you continue'

9. What is the fifth step in mass social change?

  • Social cryptoamnesia
  • Success: the minority view has become the majority
  • Showing gratitude to the individuals who began the movement

10. When Milgram asked psychology students prior to his study how many pps they believed would go to 450V, what did they say?

  • 15%
  • 3%
  • 7%
  • 1%

11. What percentage of people conformed at least once in the line experiment?

  • 64%
  • 77%
  • 100%
  • 33%

12. What was the guard uniform like in the Stanford prison experiment?

  • Normal civilian clothes
  • Khaki uniform, reflective sunglasses, a baton and a whistle
  • A handgun, a whistle and army uniform
  • Expensive clothing

13. What kind of sample were the participants in the Stanford prison experiment?

  • Volunteer sample
  • Random sample
  • Opportunity sample
  • Representative sample

14. When was the Stanford prison experiment?

  • 1961
  • 1972
  • 1971
  • 1970

15. What is internalisation?

  • A person taking on the views of the group they join or admire due to group pressure
  • Following the instructions of an authority figure
  • Deepest level of conformity. Involves a person changing both their public and their private view
  • Conforming to the behaviour and views of the majority whilst disagreeing privately

16. When one Confederate picked the right line did conformity reduce or increase?

  • Greatly reduced
  • Greatly increased
  • Slightly increased
  • Slightly reduced

17. Which of these is not a con of the Stanford prison experiment?

  • Isn't objective: Zimbardo 'went native' and got too involved
  • Lacks population validity: sample just US male students
  • Issues with methodology- no IV (not scientifically credible)
  • Not ethical at all
  • Doesn't have real world applications
  • Many guards claimed to be acting: may not be a true reflection of behaviour

18. How many Confederates and how many naive participants were there in the line experiment?

  • Six naive participants and one Confederate
  • One naive participant and six Confederates
  • Two naive participants and five Confederates
  • Two naive participants and two Confederates

19. Which of these was not a variation to Asch’s line experiment?

  • Task difficulty
  • Gender
  • Group size
  • Social support (Unanimity)

20. which statement best describes the behaviour of the prisoners in the SPE?

  • They supported each other
  • they made it very difficult for the guards to enforce the rules of the prion
  • They became more withdrawn and anxious as the study progressed
  • They resisted the cruelty of the guards throughout the study