Conformity and Obedience
Psychology ⇒ Social Psychology
Conformity and Obedience starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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A group of people are asked to estimate the number of beans in a jar. After hearing others' guesses, an individual changes their own estimate to be closer to the group average. What type of influence is this?
A participant in an experiment is told by a scientist to continue administering shocks to a learner, even when the learner appears to be in pain. What psychological process is being demonstrated?
A student refuses to cheat on a test even though all their friends are doing it. Is this an example of conformity or independence?
A teacher asks a student to stay after class, and the student complies. Is this an example of obedience or conformity?
A group of people are asked to estimate the number of beans in a jar. After hearing others' guesses, an individual changes their own estimate to be closer to the group average. What type of influence is this?
A participant in an experiment is told by a scientist to continue administering shocks to a learner, even when the learner appears to be in pain. What psychological process is being demonstrated?
A student refuses to cheat on a test even though all their friends are doing it. Is this an example of conformity or independence?
A teacher asks a student to stay after class, and the student complies. Is this an example of obedience or conformity?
In a scenario where a group of friends all agree to go to a movie you dislike, but you agree to go along with them, what type of social influence is this? (1) Informational (2) Normative (3) Obedience (4) Compliance
In Milgram's experiment, what was the highest voltage participants were asked to administer? (1) 150 volts (2) 300 volts (3) 450 volts (4) 600 volts
In the Asch conformity experiments, what percentage of participants conformed at least once? (1) About 10% (2) About 33% (3) About 75% (4) About 90%
Obedience is best defined as: (1) Changing one's behavior to match others (2) Following direct orders from an authority figure (3) Adopting new beliefs (4) Ignoring social norms
Fill in the blank: The __________ effect describes the tendency for people to conform more when the group is unanimous.
Fill in the blank: The __________ effect refers to the tendency for people to exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone.
Fill in the blank: The __________ effect refers to the tendency to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone.
Fill in the blank: The __________ norm refers to what most people do in a given situation.
True or False: Conformity always involves the presence of an authority figure.
True or False: Conformity can be both positive and negative depending on the context.
True or False: Informational social influence occurs when people conform because they believe others are correct.
True or False: Obedience is more likely when the authority figure is physically close to the participant.
