Social Influence and Compliance Techniques Quiz

Test your understanding of social influence and compliance techniques with these quiz questions covering key concepts and experiments in psychology.

#1

Which term refers to the change in behavior or belief due to real or imagined group pressure?

Normative social influence
Informational social influence
Conformity
Obedience
#2

Which compliance technique involves gaining compliance by first agreeing to a small request, then making a larger request?

Foot-in-the-door technique
Door-in-the-face technique
Lowball technique
That's-not-all technique
#3

In Milgram's obedience experiments, what percentage of participants administered the highest level of shock to the learner?

10%
25%
50%
65%
#4

Which theory suggests that people conform to the expectations of others to gain social approval and avoid social rejection?

Normative social influence
Informational social influence
Social identity theory
Self-perception theory
#5

Which term refers to the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working collectively than when working individually?

Social facilitation
Social loafing
Group polarization
Deindividuation
#6

Which social psychologist proposed the elaboration likelihood model of persuasion?

Leon Festinger
Robert Cialdini
Albert Bandura
Richard Petty
#7

Which compliance technique involves making a large request that is likely to be refused, followed by a smaller, more reasonable request?

Foot-in-the-door technique
Door-in-the-face technique
Lowball technique
That's-not-all technique
#8

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to internal causes?

Fundamental attribution error
Actor-observer bias
Self-serving bias
Confirmation bias
#9

Which term describes the tendency for group decision-making to be more extreme than the initial inclinations of its members?

Group polarization
Groupthink
Social loafing
Deindividuation
#10

Which compliance technique involves offering a product or service at a lower price than initially claimed?

Foot-in-the-door technique
Door-in-the-face technique
Lowball technique
That's-not-all technique
#11

In the Asch conformity experiments, what was the main factor influencing whether participants conformed to the incorrect group answer?

Group size
Group unanimity
Group status
Participant's personality
#12

Which compliance technique involves offering an initial agreement, then increasing the cost of that agreement?

Foot-in-the-door technique
Door-in-the-face technique
Lowball technique
Bait and switch technique
#13

According to the central route of persuasion, what is the primary factor that determines whether a person will be persuaded?

Emotional appeal
Peripheral cues
Elaboration likelihood
Source attractiveness
#14

Who conducted the Stanford prison experiment, which demonstrated the power of social roles in influencing behavior?

Stanley Milgram
Philip Zimbardo
Solomon Asch
Muzafer Sherif
#15

Which psychologist is known for the theory of cognitive dissonance, which explains the discomfort experienced when holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes?

Stanley Milgram
Leon Festinger
Solomon Asch
Philip Zimbardo

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