Social Influence and Conformity Quiz

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#1

Which psychologist is famous for his experiment on obedience known as the Milgram experiment?

Stanley Milgram
Philip Zimbardo
Solomon Asch
Leon Festinger
#2

What is the term used to describe the adjustment of one's behavior or thinking to align with a group standard?

Deviance
Nonconformity
Conformity
Rebellion
#3

Which term refers to the tendency to favor one's own group over other groups?

Social facilitation
Social identity
In-group bias
Out-group homogeneity
#4

What is the term for the tendency of individuals to perform better on tasks when they are in the presence of others?

Social conformity
Social facilitation
Groupthink
Obedience
#5

Which experiment by Solomon Asch demonstrated the power of conformity?

Stanford prison experiment
Robbers Cave experiment
Milgram experiment
Line judgment experiment
#6

Which of the following factors increases the likelihood of conformity?

High self-esteem
Having a clear sense of identity
Larger group size
Presence of dissenting opinions
#7

In Asch's conformity experiment, what percentage of participants conformed to the incorrect group answer at least once?

25%
50%
75%
90%
#8

Which psychological concept involves the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity?

Social facilitation
Groupthink
Deindividuation
Group polarization
#9

According to the elaboration likelihood model (ELM), what are the two main routes to persuasion?

Central route and peripheral route
Direct route and indirect route
Primary route and secondary route
Implicit route and explicit route
#10

Who proposed the theory of informational social influence?

Solomon Asch
Stanley Milgram
Muzafer Sherif
Robert Cialdini
#11

What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort in a group setting?

Social facilitation
Social loafing
Group polarization
Deindividuation
#12

What term describes the strengthening of an individual's initial attitudes or beliefs through group discussion or interaction?

Group polarization
Social loafing
Groupthink
Socialization
#13

Which phenomenon occurs when group discussion leads to more extreme decisions than the initial inclinations of the group members?

Social facilitation
Groupthink
Obedience
Conformity
#14

Which theory suggests that people conform to group norms because of the desire to be accurate in situations of uncertainty?

Normative social influence
Social identity theory
Elaboration likelihood model
Informational social influence
#15

What is the term for the tendency to perceive members of an out-group as more similar to one another than members of an in-group?

Social facilitation
Out-group homogeneity
Groupthink
Social identity

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