Exam 9: Norms and Conformity

Which of the following explains of the results of the Asch line study?

In a study by Wilder (1990), participants listened to the views of both in-group members and out-group members. Wilder found which of the following results?

Jane assumes that every reasonable person agrees that the toilet lid should be put down after every use. This assumption of Jane's reflects _________.

Finding out that you disagree with members of a valued group can lead people to experience a decrease in self-esteem.

Which of the following individuals is most likely to experience normative influence?

Mario is worried that his fraternity brothers are going to put pressure on him to haze the new fraternity members. Use what you learned from the Asch line studies to describe 2 factors that would make it less likely that Mario conforms to his fraternity brothers.

Compared to normative influence, informational influence results in long-term acceptance of a group's norms.

Groups tend to make less extreme decisions than individuals.

When her teacher asks if anyone has any questions, Janice almost raises her hand to express her confusion, but then stops herself because no other students raise their hands. Janice assumes that she's the only student who doesn't understand the teacher. If other students also had questions but failed to raise their hands because of the same false assumption then this is an example of _________.

Unlike attitudes, social norms are:

_______ conformity was shown in the _______ study because the participants gave the same answer as the rest of the group up to a year later.

How does uncertainty influence the likelihood that people conform? Briefly describe one more recent study that shows the relation between feeling uncertain and conforming. What are the real world implications of these findings?

When it comes to making decisions, more heads are always better than one.

Brandy is a Christian college students who is trying to decide where she stands on the abortion debate. With which group is Brandy most likely to consult for information about this issue?

In a debate, it's best to present your arguments last because people are more persuaded by information that they heard most recently.

Should juries be required to reach a unanimous verdict? Briefly describe one relevant study on this topic and how it relates to research on minority viewpoints.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of public conformity?

How could a father use the reference group effect to encourage his young son to eat more vegetables?

Members of a student senate are meeting to decide which speakers to bring to campus during the next school year. Before meeting, 2/3 of the students wanted to bring in a hypnotist, whereas 1/3 of the students wanted to bring in a comedian. The hypnotists usually charge about $100 per visit and the comedians usually charge about $150 per visit. According to work on group polarization, the student senate meeting should result in which of the following decisions?

In Sherif's (1936) experiment, participants were asked to judge how far a light on a wall was moving. The participants first made the estimates by themselves and then in the presence of others. The results showed that: