Social Psychology and Genocide- Terminology

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

• 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 direct pressure from a person in authority.

• A change in behaviour or belief as a result of a direct request by someone with no authority.

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

• Conformity

• Diffusion of responsibility

• Bystander Effect

• Assumption of Responsibility

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

• Asch

• Eichman

• Milgram

• Stanford

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

• Milgram

• Asch

• Zimbardo

• Elliot

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

• Peer pressure

• Obedience

• Society

• Conformity

When an individual makes decisions, changes their beliefs, thinking, and behavior based on information (when conformity is motivated either by a desire for accuracy)

• Normative social influence

• Bystander effect

• Informational Social Influence

• Peripheral route to persuasion

When a person conforms by changing his/her beliefs, behaviors, opinions to others to make others pleased and accept him/her. (Conformity is determined by a need for social approval)

• Normative influence

• Informational influence

• Conformity

• Cognitive dissonance

Applying techniques, such as ethos or pathos, to convince someone to do something.

• Bystander effect

• Peripheral route to persuasion

• Central route to persuasion

• Normative social influence

To persuade someone by using logic techniques such as facts and statistics. (the receiver must be ready and willing to process the information)

• Central route to persuasion

• Peripheral route to persuasion

• Cognitive dissonance

• Social influence

Repetition of the same arguments resulting in stronger attitudes in support of the majority view is an example of...

• Dissemination

• Differentiation

• Group polarization

• Social networking