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Question 61

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Solomon Asch asked people to identify which of three comparison lines was identical to a standard line.His research was designed to study

A) deindividuation.
B) social loafing.
C) social facilitation.
D) conformity.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Question 62

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Professor Maslova attends faculty meetings simply to gain the approval of the college dean.His behavior exemplifies the importance of

A) personal control.
B) informational social influence.
C) normative social influence.
D) deindividuation.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Question 63

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In a group discussion about the benefits of a particular diet,Christine suggests that they invite a couple of nutrition experts to critique their plan.Application of Christine's suggestion most likely will prevent

Groupthink can be prevented by a leader who

Social loafing is MOST likely to occur among

When a group of racially prejudiced high school students discussed racial issues,their attitudes became even more prejudiced.This best illustrates

Kentaro hates to wear ties but wears one to his sister's wedding to avoid his family's disapproval.Kentaro's behavior exemplifies the importance of

The high levels of obedience in the Milgram experiments are LEAST likely to be attributable to

In Milgram's experiments,participants were torn between whether they should respond to the pleas of the ______ or the demands of the ______.

Blindfolded people were observed to clap louder when they thought they were clapping alone than when they thought they were clapping with others.This best illustrates

British soldiers who lined up at parade rest on the last voyage of the steamship Birkenhead best illustrated that obedience

In Milgram's first study of obedience,the majority of "teachers" who were ordered to shock a "learner"

A terrorist mentality that becomes increasingly extreme among people who interact without outside moderating influences best illustrates

People sometimes feel less personally accountable and less concerned about what others think of them when acting as part of a group.This most clearly contributes to

The impact of the foot-in-the-door phenomenon is most clearly illustrated by

Groups of citizens from liberal Boulder,Colorado,and groups of citizens from conservative Colorado Springs,Colorado,were asked to discuss socially relevant issues such as affirmative action and same-sex unions.After group discussion,the groups from Boulder expressed increasingly ________ positions and the groups from Colorado Springs expressed increasingly ________ positions.

Professor Janis was hired to help the campus police avoid riots after football game losses.He knows these riots are caused by situations that foster deindividuation.To help counteract deindividuation,the authorities should

An unlikable person is likely to be perceived more ________ a group discussion of that person's qualities,and a likable person is likely to be perceived more ________ a group discussion of that person's qualities.

Shawntae believes that eating meat is unhealthy and has not eaten meat in years.While at a party held by her new employer she is offered a hamburger.Shawntae is anxious to make a good impression and really wants to be liked,so she accepts and eats the hamburger.Shawntae's behavior is an example of

In Milgram's obedience experiments,"teachers" exhibited a somewhat lower level of compliance with an experimenter's orders when