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Social Influence

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jake conforms because he wants to be liked and accepted by the group. This is an example of conforming due to

a)

Informational influence

b)

Unanimity

c)

Normative influence

d)

Culture

2.

John was a ten year old boy who received a text from his friend to meet at the local primary school to kick the footy with their friends. He went upstairs to ask his father for permission but his father said no, so John trudged downstairs disappointed. John’s obedience was most likely due to 

a)

Group pressure

b)

The legitimacy of the authority figure.

c)

Social proximity.

d)

Informational influence

3.

Rita is at the cinema but is unsure of what movie to see with her five year old son. She checks the IMDB app. on her phone and sees that of the two films she is considering, the first has a user rating of 7.2 but contains some scary scenes, whilst the second has a user rating of 5.8 and is suitable for children. Rita decides to buy a ticket for the second film. Her conformity in this case was most likely the result of:

a)

Culture

b)

Informational Influence

c)

Group size

d)

Normative influence

4.

This psychologist conducted a research study using Stanford University students. I his research study, students were randomly assigned to play the part of either a guard or a prisoner in a simulated prison.

a)

Philip Zimbardo

b)

Solomon Asch

c)

Stanley Milgram

5.

In this psychologist's research study, participants were told to deliver electrical shocks to a "learner" whenever an incorrect answer was given in response to a question...

a)

Philip Zimbardo

b)

Solomon Asch

c)

Stanley Milgram

6.

This psychologist conducted a series of experiments that involved asking participants to determine which line in a collection was the longest.

a)

Philip Zimbardo

b)

Solomon Asch

c)

Stanley Milgram

7.

what term best describes an actor in an experiment who is working for the researcher?

a)

confederate

b)

participant

c)

learner

d)

subject

8.

Which of the following is NOT a situational variable?

a)

Uniform

b)

Authoritarian Personality

c)

Location

d)

Proximity

9.

Which best describes a dispositional explanation of obedience?

a)

External situations that can impact how obedient somebody will be towards authority

b)

Social peer pressure associated with compliance, like in Asch's study.

c)

Internal characteristics that lead them to be more or less likely to follow the orders of an authority figure

d)

When people act on behalf of somebody else in an agentic state