AQA A-level Psychology: Social Influence Summary

Which of the following is a type of conformity?

• Unanimity
• Internalisation
• Normative social influence
• Obedience

Which of the following is an explanation for conformity?

• Compliance
• Informational social influence
• Identification
• Internalisation

Which of the following statements best describes compliance?

• Conformity to a majority because we want to be accepted or liked
• Publicly and privately agreeing with the majority view
• Publicly agreeing with the majority but privately disagreeing
• Conforming to a majority because we want to be correct

Which of the following statements best describes normative social influence?

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

In Asch's orignal study, the naive participant was always seated:

• Last
• First
• Next-to-last
• Last or next-to-last

What did Asch conclude about group size?

• Conformity kept increasing with group size
• Conformity decreased as group size increased
• Conformity increased with group size but only to a point
• Increasing group size had no effect on conformity

What did Asch conclude about unanimity?

• Conformity stayed the same whether the majority was unanimous or not
• A unanimous majority had the greatest effect on conformity
• When a partner (fellow dissenter) disagreed with the majority, conformity increased
• A divided majority had the greatest effect on conformity

What did Asch conclude about task difficulty?

• Conformity decreased when the task became more difficult
• Conformity increased when the task became more difficult
• Increasing task difficulty had no effect on conformity
• The task was too difficult for the naive participant

The Stanford prison study investigated:

• Rebellion
• Conformity to social roles
• Obedience to authority
• Compliance

What was Zimbardo's role in the Stanford prison study?

• The prison superintendent
• Both the prison superintendent and lead researcher
• Lead researcher
• Not part of the study