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PYB202 Practice Exam - Social Influence - Lecture 6

PYB202 Practice Exam - Social Influence - Lecture 6

Question 1 of 11

1

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of social influence discussed in lectures?

Select one of the following:

  • Obedience

  • Compliance

  • Conformity

  • Coercion

Explanation

Question 2 of 11

1

In Milgram's study of obedience to authority, the confederate was:

Select one of the following:

  • The Teacher

  • the person who administered the electric shocks

  • The learner

  • The experimenter

Explanation

Question 3 of 11

1

Which of the following is true about factors influencing conformity?

Select one of the following:

  • Levels of conformity are influenced by the size of the group

  • There are no sex differences in levels of conformity

  • Levels of conformity are not influenced by personality traits

  • All of the above are true

Explanation

Question 4 of 11

1

Which of the following describes normative influence?

Select one of the following:

  • Normative influence works through people’s desire to gain social approval

  • Normative influence provides information about reality, especially when stimuli are ambiguous

  • Normative influence is based on self-categorisation in a group

  • All of the above are important features of normative influence

Explanation

Question 5 of 11

1

As described in the lecture, in Asch’s “line study” what proportion of people consistently made judgements that were independent of the group?

Select one of the following:

  • 5%

  • 25%

  • 50%

  • 65%

Explanation

Question 6 of 11

1

Which of the following best describes the "referent" basis of power?

Select one of the following:

  • The belief that the source of influence is authorised by a recognised power

  • The belief that the source of influence has greater expertise and knowledge than oneself

  • The belief that the source of influence has greater information than oneself

  • Attraction or identification with the source of influence

Explanation

Question 7 of 11

1

In Milgram's obedience study, what percentage of people gave a lethal shock to the confederate?

Select one of the following:

  • 20%

  • 40%

  • 60%

  • 65%

Explanation

Question 8 of 11

1

Which one of the options are not a part of Raven's different sources of power?

Select one of the following:

  • Reward Power - The ability to give or promise rewards for compliance

  • Coercive Power - The ability to give or threaten punishment for non-compliance

  • Informational Power - The target's belief that the influencer has more information than oneself

  • Expert Power - The target's belief that the influencer has generally greater expertise and knowledge that oneself

  • Legitimate Power - The target's belief that the influencer is authorised by a recognised power structure to command and make decisions

  • Referent Power - Identification with, attraction to or respect for the source of influence

  • Instinctive Power - When one feels that someone is more powerful than they are.

Explanation

Question 9 of 11

1

Authority has the ability to persuade people to do things they wouldn't usually do.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 11

1

In Sherif's autokinetic experiment, what was measured?

Select one of the following:

  • Whether people would use other's as a frame of reference, looking at whether a dot was moving or not, making their answer more average but not necessarily correct.

  • Measured what happened when a uniformed person ordered someone to pay for another person's parking ticket.

  • Measured if people would be affected by other people's answers when measuring the length of a line.

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 11 of 11

1

In Deutsch and Gerard's (1955) study, what processes did they find to be underlying conformity

Select one of the following:

  • Informational - Reality check, turning to others when unsure (true change).

  • Normative - Gain social approval, giving into peer pressure (surface).

  • Both of the above

  • None of the above

Explanation

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