Social Psychology: Influence

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This experimenter was interested in researching how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person.

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This was Stanley Milgram

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An experiment in which "participants" unanimously choose the wrong line. It is clear to you that they are wrong, but they have all given the same answer.

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Solomon Asch Line Experiment

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Someone knocks on your door & asks you to sign a petition.  A week later they ask if they can put a sign in your lawn.  This exemplifies:

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foot in the door

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What did the electric shock experiment show?

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Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others.

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Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of obedience?

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Milgram

Front

Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

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groupthink

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What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

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In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.

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Conformity is best described as

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adjusting our behavior or thinking toward a group standard.

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Leah asks her teacher to delay the test a day; when the teacher refuses she asks for 10 minutes to study prior. What is this an example of?

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Door-in-the-face

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According to 'normative social influence', people conform because:

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They want to be liked.