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WorksheetsSocial and dispositional
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does the term "Dispositional" most likely refer to in the context of factors affecting conformity?
Factors related to an individual's personality or traits
Factors related to group pressure
Factors related to environmental changes
Factors related to economic status
What happened to the conformity rate when Asch lowered the group size to only two confederates?
It increased to 50%
It stayed the same
It lowered to 13.6%
It rose to 31.8%
Why do you think the conformity rate increased when the group size was changed from two to three confederates in Asch's experiment?
Because people are more likely to conform with a larger majority
Because the experiment was repeated more times
Because the confederates changed their answers
Because the participants were given rewards
If someone can express their opinions privately, what is the likely effect on their conformity?
They will conform more due to peer pressure
They will be less concerned about disagreement and may conform less
They will always agree with the group
They will not express their opinions at all
A student finds a task very challenging and looks to others for guidance. Which factor is influencing their conformity?
Group size
Task difficulty
Anonymity
Peer pressure
What happens to conformity rates as group size increases, according to Asch’s study?
Conformity rates decrease as group size increases.
Conformity rates stay the same regardless of group size.
Conformity rates increase as group size increases, but adding more than three people makes little difference.
Conformity rates only increase with groups larger than ten.
Which of the following is a weakness of using group size to explain conformity?
Group size always increases conformity.
Group size has the same effect on all types of tasks.
Group size has different effects depending on the type of task.
Group size is not important in conformity studies.
According to research, what can cause conformity rates to rise even when answers are anonymous?
If the participants are known to each other.
If the task is very easy.
If the group size is small.
If the answers are written in public.
According to research, when are we more likely to go along with the decisions of others?
When we are alone
When we are in a large group with three or more members who share the same opinion
When we are with one other person
When we are with strangers
If only two friends want to go shopping, how does this affect the likelihood of others conforming compared to a larger group?
Others are more likely to conform
Others are less likely to conform
It makes no difference
Others will always refuse
Which of the following is a dispositional factor that can increase the tendency to conform?
Personality
Group size
Peer pressure
Social roles
Which type of locus of control is associated with the belief "I control my destiny"?
Internal locus of control
External locus of control
Random locus of control
Social locus of control
What is a weakness of using expertise as the only explanation for why people do or do not conform?
It is too complex to understand.
It ignores the role of group size.
It is too simplistic and does not account for all situations.
It always leads to non-conformity.
