SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Who conducted an experiment in conformity in which people were asked to judge the length of lines?

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Solomon Asch

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What is the difference between members of an in-group and an out-group?

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Members of the in-group identify with each other, but not with members of the out-group.

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Which of the following occurs when you agree to the request of another person even though you don’t think the request is right? Options: deindividuation, compliance, bystander effect, social loafing

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compliance

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___ is when one's attitudes don't match his/her feelings.

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Cognitive Dissonance

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Solomon Asch’s findings on conformity might best be used to explain why adolescents follow fads in dress and hairstyle.

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adolescents follow fads in dress and hairstyle

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In Stanley Milgram's research on obedience, the "teacher" routinely

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obeyed the authority figure

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The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated

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the power that situations can have in changing how people feel, think, and behave.

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A supervisor who doubts the competence of a new employee unwittingly criticizes everything the new employee does. If the new employee consequently performs poorly, which of the following will most likely have occurred?

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self fulfilling prophesy

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What is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?

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perception

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In Milgram's study on obedience to authority, what procedure were done? Options: The Learners took a real exam, 'Learners' received an electroshock from 'teachers.', Participants were paid $10 for participating, A teacher taught a real student

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'Learners' received an electroshock from 'teachers.'