Social Psychology Quiz - Part 2

What are the key takeaways from Milgram's shock experiment?

• Human beings are not susceptible to obeying authority

• Individuals are not capable of inflicting pain on others to be obedient to authority

• Obedience is inevitable

• Human beings are susceptible to obeying authority

What were the ethical concerns about Milgram's shock experiment?

• Participants were not deceived about the nature of the experiment

• Administering the shocks was not distressing for the participants

• Participants were debriefed sufficiently

• Participants were deceived about the nature of the experiment

What factors influence obedience?

• Authoritarian personalities are less likely to be obedient

• Witnessing other dissenters decreases the likelihood of dissent

• The perceived authority of those giving the order has no effect on compliance

• Authoritarian personalities are more likely to be obedient

Define and explain conformity

• A change in behaviour or beliefs to match those of others

• A change in what is said or done in response to a request

• A change in behaviour in response to an explicit demand

• A change in behaviour in response to an implicit demand

What are the attributes of explicit attitudes?

• They are at the unconscious level

• They are involuntarily formed

• They are deliberately formed

• They are easy to self-report

What did Ajzen (1985) think was the biggest factor when predicting behavior?

• Intention

• Attitude

• Subjective norms

• Perceived behavioral control

What was the major finding in LaPierre's 1934 study?

• People's attitudes are always reliable predictors of their behavior

• People's attitudes are never reliable predictors of their behavior

• People's attitudes are sometimes reliable predictors of their behavior

• People's attitudes are rarely reliable predictors of their behavior

What is the IAT used for?

• To measure explicit attitudes

• To measure implicit attitudes

• To measure conformity

• To measure obedience

What is groupthink?

• A process in which people change their own actions to fit in with a specific group

• A process in which people strive for consensus within a group

• A process in which people try to influence others

• A process in which people resist conformity within a group

What is social loafing?

• When team members do more in a group setting

• When team members do less in a group setting

• When team members perform better in a group setting

• When team members perform worse in a group setting