Test 4-2: Social Influence: Conformity & Obedience

3 Written Questions

1. approach to convincing people to change their minds about something by first introducing reasons why the perspective might be correct and then debunking it
2. emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking and sound decision making
3. studies in which an experimenter systematically manipulates the independent variable to observe its effects on the dependent variable

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a necessary, even essential, ingredient in our daily lives. Without it, society couldn't run smoothly.
   1. cults
   2. obedience
   3. conformity
   4. groupthink
2. tendency of people to alter their behavior as a result of group pressure
   1. obedience
   2. cults
   3. groupthink
   4. conformity
3. tendency of group discussion to strengthen the dominant positions held by individual group members
   1. group polarization
   2. groupthink
   3. conformity
   4. deindividuation

3 True/False Questions

1. cults → emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking and sound decision making

   True        False

2. deindividuation → emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking and sound decision making

   True        False

3. obedience → emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking and sound decision making

   True        False