Conformity & Obedience Vocab

What was the experiment on conformity where subjects knowingly gave incorrect answers to conform to the group norm?

• Stanford Prison Experiment
• Asch Experiment
• Milgram Experiment
• Bjorner & Lowe Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment showed the world that people will: 

• Readily Conform to Social Roles
• Misbehave when Unsupervised
• Behave According to Disposition
• Always treat prisoners unfairly

If one student in a classroom begins to cough, others are likely to do the same. This best illustrates

• ingroup bias
• the mere-exposure effect
• the bystander effect
• the chameleon effect

The formal and informal rules regarding what kinds of behavior are acceptable and appropriate within a culture. 

• Norms
• Values
• Equl
• Mores

Social Psychology is the study of how we _________ one another.

• think about, relate to, and influence 
• understand, feel about, and behave toward
• perceive, think about, and talk about
• observe, understand, and communicate with 

What did the electric shock experiment show? 

• Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others. 
• Morality is more important to people than being obedient 
• Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct. 
• Conformity can lead to obedience 

What did the line comparison experiment reveal? 

• Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others. 
• Morality is more important to people than being obedient 
• Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct. 
• Conformity can lead to obedience 

What term means changing one's behavior in response to an authority figure's command?  

• Obedience
• Conformity 
• Peer pressure
• Evolution

What term means acting in ways that fit with group norms and customs? 

• Obedience
• Conformity 
• Peer pressure
• Society

What term refers to how being a part of a group lessens our sense of accountability to others? 

• Bystander Effect
• Diffusion of Responsibility 
• Conformity
• Assumption of Responsibility