Social Influence Quiz

Conformity is defined as:

• The act of following laws and regulations.

• Yielding to group pressures.

• The process of standing out in a group.

• The ability to influence others.

According to Kelman, which type of conformity involves a permanent change of beliefs due to informational social influence?

• Compliance

• Identification

• Internalisation

• Normative Social Influence

What is identification in the context of conformity?

• A long-term change of behavior and beliefs.

• A temporary change of behavior and beliefs only in the presence of a group.

• Following other people's ideas to gain their approval.

• Conforming to avoid legal consequences.

Compliance as a type of conformity is characterized by:

• A permanent change of view.

• Public agreement but private disagreement.

• A temporary change of behavior when alone.

• Conforming to avoid legal consequences.

What is an example of normative social influence?

• Voting for a candidate after seeing others vote for them.

• Acting more professional at work.

• Starting to smoke because others in the group do.

• Following the direction of a crowd in an emergency.

Informational social influence occurs when:

• A person conforms to be liked by a group.

• A person is uncertain and looks to others for information.

• A person wants to avoid legal consequences.

• A person's behavior is temporarily influenced by the presence of others.

What does Lucas et al's study suggest about individuals answering difficult questions in the presence of others?

• They are more likely to conform when they have enough information

• They are less likely to rely on their own math abilities

• They are more likely to conform when they lack information to make their own informed decisions

• They are unaffected by the opinions of others

What does Deutsch and Gerrard's 'Two Process Model' suggest about NSI and ISI?

• NSI and ISI are mutually exclusive mechanisms

• NSI can be reduced through providing alternative sources of information

• ISI can be reduced through dissenting confederates

• Both B and C are correct

What was the aim of Asch's study on conformity?

• To investigate the influence of group size on conformity

• To investigate the influence of task difficulty on conformity

• To investigate conformity to and majority influence

• To investigate the influence of unanimity on conformity

What percentage of participants in Asch's study conformed at least once?

• 36.8%

• 25%

• 75%

• 1%