Conformity and Obedience

When a person experiences guilt or discomfort because he or she realizes that he or she is not being truthful with their friends, then this person may be experiencing:

• Normative Social Influence

• Cognitive Dissonance

• Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

• Chameleon Effect

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

Why is conformity often good?

• It helps the group to stand out.

• It stops the group from fighting.

• It helps the group to function smoothly.

• It stops people from being too weird.

People usually try to conform to group norms because they...

• want to belong and feel secure

• want to feel unique and special

• do not want to be seen as a rebel

• are trying to prove that they are good

What is the dark side of conformity?

• People might go along with bad ideas.

• People might try to change things too quickly.

• People might never become wise.

• People might feel trapped.

Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of obedience?

• Asch

• Milgram

• Eichmann

• Durkheim

Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of conformity? 

• Asch
• Milgram
• Eichmann
• Durkheim 

Failure to take action because of the presence of others is an example of:

• Altruism

• Social Loafing

• Polarization

• Bystander Effect

Why can't psychologists recreate Milgram's experiment? 

• It's protected under copywrite law
• It's unethical 
• It's not cost-effective
• The procedure has been destroyed