Social influence [conformity]

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 statement best describes compliance?

• conforming 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 agree

• going along with other people because we accept their views

normative social influence may lead to which type of conformity?

• internalisation

• reciprocity

• compliance

• legitimacy

which of the following is likely to lead to a long-lasting change in behaviour?

• compliance

• legitimacy

• identification

• internalisation

In Ash's original study, the real participant was always seated:

• 1st

• 2nd

• next-to-last

• last or next-to-last

What year was Ash's original study

• 1863

• 1963

• 1851

• 1951

What did Ash find 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

Ash's line test showed...

• people are less likely to conform if they are NOT alone

• people are willing to be wrong if they are pressured by the group

• people are less likely to conform if they can hide their actions

• all are correct