Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of social influence discussed in lectures?
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Obedience
Compliance
Conformity
Coercion
Question 2
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In Milgram's study of obedience to authority, the confederate was:
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The Teacher
the person who administered the electric shocks
The learner
The experimenter
Question 3
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Which of the following is true about factors influencing conformity?
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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
Question 4
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Which of the following describes normative influence?
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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
Question 5
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As described in the lecture, in Asch’s “line study” what proportion of people consistently made judgements that were independent of the group?
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5%
25%
50%
65%
Question 6
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Which of the following best describes the "referent" basis of power?
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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
Question 7
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In Milgram's obedience study, what percentage of people gave a lethal shock to the confederate?
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20%
40%
60%
65%
Question 8
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Which one of the options are not a part of Raven's different sources of power?
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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.
Question 9
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Authority has the ability to persuade people to do things they wouldn't usually do.
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True
False
Question 10
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In Sherif's autokinetic experiment, what was measured?
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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
Question 11
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In Deutsch and Gerard's (1955) study, what processes did they find to be underlying conformity
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Informational - Reality check, turning to others when unsure (true change).
Normative - Gain social approval, giving into peer pressure (surface).