Question 1

Social loafing is MOST likely to occur among

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A)   audience members who are asked to applaud after a speaker is introduced.
B)   factory workers paid on the basis of individual level of productivity.
C)   a group of runners competing for first place in a race.
D)   students who are each assigned a different topic for their course term papers.

Question 2

Which of the following most accurately states the effects of crowding on behavior?

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A)   Crowding makes people irritable.
B)   Crowding sometimes intensifies people's reactions.
C)   Crowding promotes altruistic behavior.
D)   Crowding usually weakens the intensity of people's reactions. B

Question 3

Which of the following is important in promoting conformity in individuals?

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A)   whether an individual's behavior will be observed by others in the group
B)   whether the individual is male or female
C)   the size of the group's meeting room
D)   whether the individual is of a higher status than other group members

Question 4

The enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through group discussion is called

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A)   group polarization.
B)   social facilitation.
C)   ingroup bias.
D)   the mere exposure effect.

Question 5

Individuals who believe that the death penalty should be abolished meet to discuss the issue. Research on group interaction suggests that after discussion the individuals will be

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A)   even more convinced that the death penalty should be abolished.
B)   convinced that the death penalty should be retained.
C)   sharply divided over whether the death penalty should be abolished.
D)   in favor of a more moderate position on the issue.

Question 6

The phenomenon in which individuals lose their identity and relinquish normal restraints when they are part of a group is called

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A)   groupthink.
B)   cognitive dissonance.
C)   empathy.
D)   deindividuation.

Question 7

Comedy routines that are mildly amusing to people in an uncrowded room seem funnier in a densely packed room. This is best explained in terms of

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A)   the mere exposure effect.
B)   social facilitation.
C)   the bystander effect.
D)   ingroup bias.

Question 8

Adjusting one's behavior or thinking toward a group standard is called

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A)   the reciprocity norm.
B)   peripheral route persuasion.
C)   social loafing.
D)   conformity.

Question 9

Participants in Milgram's obedience experiments were informed that they were involved in a study of

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A)   aggression.
B)   altruism.
C)   learning.
D)   visual perception.

Question 10

Which of the following is most likely to promote groupthink?

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A)   The group's leader fails to take a firm stance on an issue.
B)   A minority faction holds to its position.
C)   The group consults with various experts.
D)   Group polarization is evident.

Question 11

Those who feel socially pressured sometimes assert their freedom by doing the opposite of what is socially expected. This best illustrates

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A)   the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
B)   mirror-image perceptions.
C)   the chameleon effect.
D)   personal control.

Question 12

Which of the following conclusions did Milgram derive from his studies of obedience?

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A)   Even ordinary people, without any particular hostility, can become agents in a destructive process.
B)   Under the proper circumstances, most people can suppress their natural aggressiveness.
C)   The need to be accepted by others is a powerful motivating force.
D)   He reached all of these conclusions.

Question 13

We tend to feel cheerful around happy people and sad around depressed people. This illustrates

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A)   the mere exposure effect.
B)   mood linkage.
C)   the reciprocity norm.
D)   mirror-image perceptions. B

Question 14

In Milgram's obedience experiments, "teachers" exhibited a somewhat lower level of compliance with an experimenter's orders when the

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A)   experiment was not associated with a prestigious institution like Yale University.
B)   "learner" complained of a slight heart condition just before the experiment began.
C)   "learner" screamed as the shocks became more punishing.
D)   "learner" was in another room where his physical well-being couldn't be observed by the "teacher." A

Question 15

In 1942, German reserve police officers obeyed orders to kill some 1500 Jews in the village of Jozefow, Poland. This incident illustrated that people are most likely to be destructively obedient when

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A)   they fail to realize their actions are morally wrong.
B)   their victims are distant and depersonalized.
C)   they perceive their orders to come from legitimate authority figures.
D)   they derive personal satisfaction from destructive acts.

Question 16

In a study of social loafing, blindfolded students were asked to pull on a rope as hard as they could. The students tugged hardest when they thought

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A)   three others were pulling with them.
B)   three others were pulling against them.
C)   no others were pulling with them.
D)   no one was monitoring how hard they pulled.

Question 17

On which of the following tasks would the presence of others be MOST likely to lead to improved performance?

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A)   reciting the months of the year in alphabetical order
B)   learning foreign language words
C)   counting backward from 10 to 1
D)   learning nonsense syllables

Question 18

Conformity increased under which of the following conditions in Asch's studies of conformity?

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A)   The group had three or more people.
B)   The group had high status.
C)   Individuals were made to feel insecure.
D)   All of these conditions increased conformity.

Question 19

Group polarization is most likely to occur in a group in which

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A)   little communication is possible.
B)   individuals share a similar opinion.
C)   each individual has a unique perspective.
D)   individuals have not formed any opinion.

Question 20

Blindfolded university students were observed to pull harder on a rope when they thought they were pulling alone than when they thought three others were pulling with them on the same rope. This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   social loafing.
B)   the chameleon effect.
C)   group polarization.
D)   social facilitation.

Exam 44: Social Influence

Social loafing is MOST likely to occur among

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Which of the following most accurately states the effects of crowding on behavior?

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Which of the following is important in promoting conformity in individuals?

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The enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through group discussion is called

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Individuals who believe that the death penalty should be abolished meet to discuss the issue. Research on group interaction suggests that after discussion the individuals will be

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The phenomenon in which individuals lose their identity and relinquish normal restraints when they are part of a group is called

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Comedy routines that are mildly amusing to people in an uncrowded room seem funnier in a densely packed room. This is best explained in terms of

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Adjusting one's behavior or thinking toward a group standard is called

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Participants in Milgram's obedience experiments were informed that they were involved in a study of

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Which of the following is most likely to promote groupthink?

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Those who feel socially pressured sometimes assert their freedom by doing the opposite of what is socially expected. This best illustrates

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Which of the following conclusions did Milgram derive from his studies of obedience?

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We tend to feel cheerful around happy people and sad around depressed people. This illustrates

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In Milgram's obedience experiments, "teachers" exhibited a somewhat lower level of compliance with an experimenter's orders when the

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In 1942, German reserve police officers obeyed orders to kill some 1500 Jews in the village of Jozefow, Poland. This incident illustrated that people are most likely to be destructively obedient when

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On which of the following tasks would the presence of others be MOST likely to lead to improved performance?

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Conformity increased under which of the following conditions in Asch's studies of conformity?

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Group polarization is most likely to occur in a group in which

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