Question 1

In which of the following situations is it most likely that people do not obey to legal norms?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the legal authorities strongly monitors its citizens and sanctions are high 
B)  When people's expected formal sanctions are low 
C)  When the social norms are in line with the legal norms 
A)  When the legal authorities strongly monitors its citizens and sanctions are high 
B)  When people's expected formal sanctions are low 
C)  When the social norms are in line with the legal norms B

Question 2

A certain condition in which rational self-interest behaviour results in a collective problem, because individuals are tempted to free-ride has different names. What is not a term to describe the aformentioned condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cooperation problem 
B)  a coordination problem 
C)  a social dilemma 
A)  a cooperation problem 
B)  a coordination problem 
C)  a social dilemma B

Question 3

The existence of a time-lag between changing social conditions and adapting new norms and opinions that are better suited to the new conditions refers to the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  pluralistic ignorance 
B)  cultural inertia 
C)  cultural maladaption 
A)  pluralistic ignorance 
B)  cultural inertia 
C)  cultural maladaption B

Question 4

The idea that people dare not to express their preferences as they believe they deviate from the majority opinion is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  dominant strategy 
B)  spiral of silence 
C)  bystander effect 
A)  dominant strategy 
B)  spiral of silence 
C)  bystander effect

Question 5

What is another word for "laws"?

Accepted Answer

A)  legal norms 
B)  social norms 
C)  norms 
A)  legal norms 
B)  social norms 
C)  norms

Question 6

Fill in (A) and (B): According to social control theory, people adhere to (A), because deviations from (A) can be answered by (B).

Accepted Answer

A)  (
A)  is 'norms' and (
B)  is 'monitoring' 
B)  (
A)  is 'social norms' and (
B)  is 'social sanctions' 
C)  (
A)  is 'social norms' and (
B)  is 'formal sanctions' 
A)  (
A)  is 'norms' and (
B)  is 'monitoring' 
B)  (
A)  is 'social norms' and (
B)  is 'social sanctions' 
C)  (
A)  is 'social norms' and (
B)  is 'formal sanctions'

Question 7

Which of the following concepts is not the same as an injunctive norm?

Accepted Answer

A)  a descriptive norm 
B)  a prescriptive norm 
C)  an oughtness norm 
A)  a descriptive norm 
B)  a prescriptive norm 
C)  an oughtness norm

Question 8

The bystander effect refers to the phenomenon that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people conform to the opinions of their social environment 
B)  people are less likely to help people in a critical situation when passive observers are present 
C)  people adjust their behavior to what is expected from high status figures 
A)  people conform to the opinions of their social environment 
B)  people are less likely to help people in a critical situation when passive observers are present 
C)  people adjust their behavior to what is expected from high status figures

Question 9

What is not true about social sanctions?

Accepted Answer

A)  social sanctions are external sanctions imposed by third parties 
B)  social sanctions can be extremely intrusive 
C)  social sanctions are always effective 
A)  social sanctions are external sanctions imposed by third parties 
B)  social sanctions can be extremely intrusive 
C)  social sanctions are always effective

Question 10

What do social norms, moral norms and legal norms have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of these types of norms are descriptive norms 
B)  All of these types of norms operate in groups 
C)  All of these types of norms are injunctive norms 
A)  All of these types of norms are descriptive norms 
B)  All of these types of norms operate in groups 
C)  All of these types of norms are injunctive norms

Question 11

Cultural maladaption refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the emergence of diverse norms and opinions in a population 
B)  the absence of norms 
C)  the existence of norms and opinions which do not fit their social environment well 
A)  the emergence of diverse norms and opinions in a population 
B)  the absence of norms 
C)  the existence of norms and opinions which do not fit their social environment well

Question 12

What is the main difference between injunctive norms and descriptive norms?

Accepted Answer

A)  violating injunctive norms leads to sanctions, while violating descriptive norms does not necessarily so 
B)  injunctive norms specify what people are expected to do in certain circumstances, while descriptive norms do not 
C)  Injunctive norms can solve collective problems, while descriptive norms can not 
A)  violating injunctive norms leads to sanctions, while violating descriptive norms does not necessarily so 
B)  injunctive norms specify what people are expected to do in certain circumstances, while descriptive norms do not 
C)  Injunctive norms can solve collective problems, while descriptive norms can not

Question 13

What is not an explanation for cultural maladaption?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural inertia 
B)  pluralistic ignorance 
C)  coordination problems 
A)  cultural inertia 
B)  pluralistic ignorance 
C)  coordination problems

Question 14

What is not a core parameter of social control theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  laws 
B)  expected monitoring 
C)  expected sanctions 
A)  laws 
B)  expected monitoring 
C)  expected sanctions

Question 15

Fill in (A) and (B) in the social control proposition: The higher people's expected (A) in a group in case of norm-deviance, and the higher their expected social approval in case of norm-compliance, the more likely they conform to the (B) of that group.

Accepted Answer

A)  (
A)  is 'monitoring' and (
B)  is 'social norms' 
B)  (
A)  is 'social sanctions' and (
B)  is 'social norms' 
C)  (
A)  is 'formal sanctions' and (
B)  is 'legal norms' 
A)  (
A)  is 'monitoring' and (
B)  is 'social norms' 
B)  (
A)  is 'social sanctions' and (
B)  is 'social norms' 
C)  (
A)  is 'formal sanctions' and (
B)  is 'legal norms'

Question 16

Descriptive norms are called 'decrees' when:

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive norms emerge 'endogenously' 
B)  descriptive norms emerge 'exogenously' 
C)  descriptive norms emerge through bottom-up processes 
A)  descriptive norms emerge 'endogenously' 
B)  descriptive norms emerge 'exogenously' 
C)  descriptive norms emerge through bottom-up processes

Question 17

What is a synonym for "internalized norms"?

Accepted Answer

A)  internal sanctions 
B)  moral norms 
C)  values 
A)  internal sanctions 
B)  moral norms 
C)  values

In which of the following situations is it most likely that people do not obey to legal norms?

A certain condition in which rational self-interest behaviour results in a collective problem, because individuals are tempted to free-ride has different names. What is not a term to describe the aformentioned condition?

The existence of a time-lag between changing social conditions and adapting new norms and opinions that are better suited to the new conditions refers to the concept of:

The idea that people dare not to express their preferences as they believe they deviate from the majority opinion is called:

What is another word for "laws"?

Fill in (A) and (B): According to social control theory, people adhere to (A), because deviations from (A) can be answered by (B).

Which of the following concepts is not the same as an injunctive norm?

The bystander effect refers to the phenomenon that:

What is not true about social sanctions?

What do social norms, moral norms and legal norms have in common?

Cultural maladaption refers to:

What is the main difference between injunctive norms and descriptive norms?

What is not an explanation for cultural maladaption?

What is not a core parameter of social control theory?

Fill in (A) and (B) in the social control proposition: The higher people's expected (A) in a group in case of norm-deviance, and the higher their expected social approval in case of norm-compliance, the more likely they conform to the (B) of that group.

Descriptive norms are called 'decrees' when:

What is a synonym for "internalized norms"?

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Exam 6: Norms

In which of the following situations is it most likely that people do not obey to legal norms?

A certain condition in which rational self-interest behaviour results in a collective problem, because individuals are tempted to free-ride has different names. What is not a term to describe the aformentioned condition?

The existence of a time-lag between changing social conditions and adapting new norms and opinions that are better suited to the new conditions refers to the concept of:

The idea that people dare not to express their preferences as they believe they deviate from the majority opinion is called:

What is another word for "laws"?

Fill in (A) and (B): According to social control theory, people adhere to (A), because deviations from (A) can be answered by (B).

Which of the following concepts is not the same as an injunctive norm?

The bystander effect refers to the phenomenon that:

What is not true about social sanctions?

What do social norms, moral norms and legal norms have in common?

Cultural maladaption refers to:

What is the main difference between injunctive norms and descriptive norms?

What is not an explanation for cultural maladaption?

What is not a core parameter of social control theory?

Fill in (A) and (B) in the social control proposition: The higher people's expected (A) in a group in case of norm-deviance, and the higher their expected social approval in case of norm-compliance, the more likely they conform to the (B) of that group.

Descriptive norms are called 'decrees' when:

What is a synonym for "internalized norms"?

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