Module 11 Lesson 2

The social psychologist who is best known for his pioneering studies of conformity is

• Solomon Asch.

• Stanley Milgram.

• Leon Festinger.

• Phillip Zimbardo.

During a riot, a large sporting event, or mob action, people lose self-awareness and self-restraint. This phenomenon is known as:

• scapegoat theory.

• social facilitation.

• deindividuation.

• social loafing.

A person in a group tends to exert MORE effort when he is individually accountable than when he is working with others toward a common goal. This phenomenon is the reverse of:

• expectations.

• social facilitation.

• deindividuation.

• social loafing.

The social psychologist who is best known for his controversial studies investigating destructive obedience to an authority is

• Solomon Asch.

• Phillip Zimbardo.

• Stanley Milgram.

• Norman Triplett.

Lars is an excellent violinist. In front of an audience, he tends to play his violin even more beautifully than when he is alone. This is MOST likely caused by:

• social facilitation.

• the bystander effect.

• deindividuation.

• normative social influence.

A group of racially prejudiced high school students discussed racial issues. During the conversation, their attitudes became even more prejudiced. This BEST illustrates:

• group polarization.

• the bystander effect.

• social facilitation.

• deindividuation.

Samantha is taking a research methods course and has been placed in a group of four other students to complete a semester-long, group research project. Samantha dislikes working in groups because she expects that one or more of her group members will engage in:

• social facilitation.

• social loafing.

• deindividuation.

• discrimination

Researchers find that conformity to the group does NOT increase when:

• one admires the group's attractiveness.

• one is made to feel secure.

• one admires the group's status.

• the group is unanimous.

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

• little communication is possible.

• individuals share a similar opinion.

• each individual has a unique perspective.

• individuals have not formed any opinion.

Denia is an expert on psychometrics and assessment; however, three of the clinicians disagree on her choice of scales. She decides to change her opinion for the good of the group. This BEST illustrates:

• groupthink.

• cognitive dissonance.

• social facilitation.

• social loafing.