AP Psychology - Social Psychology

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Which of the following is the best definition of conformity? A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure, A change in behaviour or belief as a result of direct pressure from a person in authority., Change in behaviour or belief as a result of indirect pressure from a person in authority., A change in behaviour or belief as a result of a direct request by someone with no authority.

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A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure

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What term refers to the phenomenon in which a group of people are less likely to help out in an emergency than an individual?

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Bystander Effect

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Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of obedience?

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Milgram

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Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of conformity?

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Asch

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What term best describes an actor in an experiment who is working for the researcher? Options: Confederate, Participant, Learner, Subject

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Confederate

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What term means changing one's behavior in response to an authority figure's command?

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Obedience

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What term means acting in ways that fit with group norms and customs?

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Conformity

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What did the electric shock experiment show?

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Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others.

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Feelings, often based on our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events are called

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attitudes.

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The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated

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the power that situations can have in changing how people feel, think, and behave.