Social Influence Multiple Choice Questions

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1. Which of the following statements best describes compliance ?

  • Conforming to majority because we want to be correct
  • Publicly agreeing with majority but privately disagreeing
  • Publicly and privately agreeing with majority view
  • Conforming to majority because we want to be accepted or liked
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2. Which of the following comments best describes Normative Social Influence ?

  • Going along with other people because we accept their views
  • Going along with a group of people because we want to be liked by them
  • Going along with other people even though we don't agree
  • Going along with a group of people because we don't know what we're doing

3. What did Milgrim find out about location in his variations ?

  • Obedience decreased when study was conducted in run down part of town
  • Changing location had greatest effect on obedience
  • The high status and reputation of Yale University had no effect on obedience
  • Most participants still obeyed when moved to run-down office building

4. Which of the following is a type of conformity ?

  • Obedience
  • Internalisation
  • Normative Social Influence
  • Unanimity

5. The final prod given to the participants was;

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

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