Conformity (Charlotte Harrison)

Which of the following best describes the central idea of the text?

• Societies can maintain order without any forms of conformity.

• People conform in order to fit in based on societal pressure.

• People who conform lack individual independence.

• Conforming is a conscious decision people make.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

Which of the following best explains the relationship between compliance, identification, and internalization?

• Compliance, identification, and internalization are three types of conformity that range from most intense to least intense.

• Compliance, identification, and internalization are three types of conformity that range from longest-lasting to shortest-lasting.

• Compliance and identification occur when people begin to believe others’ ideas, while internalization occurs when people pretend to change their personal beliefs.

• Compliance occurs when people pretend to change their personal beliefs, while identification and internalization occur when people begin to believe others’ ideas.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What theory was Muzafer Sherif testing in his experiment?

• People will try to persuade others to accept a different point of view.

• People will change their opinions to agree with others, even strangers.

• People will change their opinions when their close acquaintances disagree.

• People will always stand by their opinions when strangers disagree with them.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Based on paragraph 7, what is the best meaning of “norm”?

• a fact that has been confirmed by evidence

• a point about which there is disagreement

• a point on which a group of people agrees

• an idea that needs to be tested

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does paragraph 7 support the central idea of the text?

• The experimental results reveal that people will conform even when they disagree with strangers.

• The experimental results provide a counterargument to the author’s ideas about conformity.

• Sherif’s experiment is an example of how scientists conform to popular scientific ideas.

• Sherif’s experiment illustrates how difficult it is to test theories about conformity.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2