Minority Influence Quiz 2

What does minority influence lead to?

• Internalisation or conversion

• External compliance

• Social loafing

• Group polarization

What is essential for minority influence to be most effective?

• Consistency over time and among individuals

• Large numbers

• Public endorsement

• Financial incentives

What demonstrates a minority's dedication to their position?

• Changing beliefs frequently

• Following the majority

• Making personal sacrifices

• Avoiding conflict

Why is flexibility important in minority influence?

• It allows for the possibility of compromise

• It prevents the minority from adapting

• It ensures the minority remains unnoticed

• It guarantees immediate change

What was the main finding of Moscovici et al.'s study on minority influence?

• Majority influence is stronger than minority influence

• Inconsistency leads to higher influence

• Personal sacrifices have no impact on influence

• A consistent minority can influence the majority

What principle is demonstrated when minorities engage in extreme activities to draw attention?

• The authority principle

• The scarcity principle

• The principle of reciprocity

• The augmentation principle

What effect describes the process of increasing numbers of people switching from the majority to the minority position?

• The halo effect

• The bandwagon effect

• The butterfly effect

• The snowball effect

What is a key factor in the process of conversion to a different, minority viewpoint?

• Focusing on the majority's opinion

• Superficial processing of information

• Ignoring the minority viewpoint

• Deeper processing of the new viewpoint

What does consistency in minority influence cause others to do?

• Strengthen their original beliefs

• Ignore the minority

• Rethink their own views

• Seek out majority opinions

What is the role of a control group in a study?

• To serve as a standard of comparison

• To provide financial support for the research

• To influence the results

• To participate in all experimental conditions