Understanding Obedience and Conformity

Which of the following is a factor that can increase obedience to authority?

• Presence of peers who disobey

• Proximity of authority figure

• Lack of clear instructions

• High personal responsibility

What is the term for changing one’s behaviour to match the responses or actions of others, even if you do not agree with them privately?

• Compliance

• Internalisation

• Identification

• Independence

Which type of conformity involves both public and private acceptance of group norms?

• Compliance

• Internalisation

• Identification

• Obedience

What is the main difference between obedience and conformity?

• Obedience involves peer pressure, conformity involves authority

• Obedience involves authority, conformity involves group norms

• Obedience is always voluntary, conformity is not

• There is no difference

Which of the following is NOT a reason why people conform?

• To avoid social rejection

• To gain information in ambiguous situations

• To assert independence

• To be accepted by a group

Who is most likely to obey an authority figure?

• Someone in a group of dissenters

• Someone who perceives the authority as legitimate

• Someone with high self-esteem

• Someone who is physically distant from the authority

Which of the following best describes identification as a type of conformity?

• Changing behaviour to fit in with a group you value

• Changing behaviour only in public, not in private

• Changing behaviour due to direct orders

• Changing behaviour to avoid punishment

Social pressure is most likely to lead to which type of conformity?

• Compliance

• Internalisation

• Obedience

• Independence

Which of the following is an example of informational social influence?

• Agreeing with a group to avoid being left out

• Following a group’s answer because you believe they know more

• Obeying a police officer’s instructions

• Refusing to follow a group’s behaviour

What is the effect of group size on conformity?

• Conformity decreases as group size increases

• Conformity increases with group size up to a point, then levels off

• Group size has no effect on conformity

• Conformity only occurs in groups of two