Social Influence
Psychology ⇒ Social Psychology
Social Influence starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how the presence of an authority figure can impact obedience.
Describe the difference between compliance and obedience.
Describe the main findings of the Stanford Prison Experiment.
Describe the role of group cohesiveness in social influence.
Describe the role of unanimity in Asch's conformity experiments.
A group of friends decides to skip class because everyone else is doing it. What type of social influence is this? (1) Obedience (2) Conformity (3) Compliance (4) Persuasion
A student changes their answer on a test after seeing that most classmates chose a different answer. What type of social influence is this? (1) Compliance (2) Conformity (3) Obedience (4) Persuasion
A teacher asks a student to stay after class, and the student agrees. What type of social influence is this? (1) Obedience (2) Compliance (3) Conformity (4) Persuasion
A group of friends decides to skip class because everyone else is doing it. What type of social influence is this? (1) Obedience (2) Conformity (3) Compliance (4) Persuasion
A student changes their answer on a test after seeing that most classmates chose a different answer. What type of social influence is this? (1) Compliance (2) Conformity (3) Obedience (4) Persuasion
A teacher asks a student to stay after class, and the student agrees. What type of social influence is this? (1) Obedience (2) Compliance (3) Conformity (4) Persuasion
Normative social influence is most likely to lead to which of the following? (1) Private acceptance (2) Public compliance (3) Aggression (4) Independence
Fill in the blank: ________ is the influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them.
Fill in the blank: ________ is the process by which individuals adjust their behavior or thinking to align with group standards.
Fill in the blank: ________ is the process by which individuals or groups use direct or indirect means to change others' attitudes or behaviors.
Fill in the blank: The ________ effect describes the tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone.
True or False: Deindividuation can lead to increased impulsive and deviant acts in groups.
True or False: Groupthink can lead to poor decision-making because group members suppress dissenting opinions.
True or False: Obedience always involves a direct order from an authority figure.
True or False: Social influence only occurs in large groups.
