Social Influence

When Austin was investigating the violent behaviour of a mob, he asked everyone involved to take a survey. As a result, 80% said that they were not responsible of any loss. What explains the responses of these people?

• Compliance

• Conformity/Influence

• Deindividuation

• Identification

What is the difference between obedience and conformity?

• Obedience is an indirect request, whereas conformity is a direct request

• Conformity may be from a perceived difference of respect, obedience has no link to any authority

• In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who gives the order

• Obedience is all about our choice and it depends on us, if we want to follow it or not, the opposite may be correct for conformity.

John came across an accident near the mall. What may have the chance of occurring the most?

• The victim may not receive any assistance

• Bystanders will act more socially

• Non-bystanders do not act out

• Everyone present has to be a bystander

A group Korean university friends were walking in a park in California when they saw a local collapse suddenly? What is likely to happen?

• One of the friends may offer a hand

• None will intervene

• All of them would run towards the local

• Diffusion of responsibility may take place

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

• They lack confidence

• They want to be liked

• They want to be away from the crowd

• They want to be in social ridicule

The Asch Effect refers to

• the tendency to adapt to the people around

• how an individual disagrees with the majority, even if the majority is right

• how an individual agrees with the majority, even if the majority is wrong

• a person obeying a person of authority even if the action is wrong

Johnny failed his Physics test, he thought that it was because he wasn't lucky enough and the questions were bad. What factor best explains Johnny's thinking?

• Internal Locus of Control

• External Locus of Control

• Obedience

• Unanimity

What did the electric shock experiment show?

• Conformity can lead to obedience

• Morality is important when obeying orders

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

• Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct.

Which of the following is true regarding the original experiments on obedience by Stanley Milgram?

• The participants were told that the shocks were not real

• The participants were always told that since they were the ones delivering the shocks, they were responsible for the victim's welfare

• The experimenter pressured participants to continue the experiment when the "victim" signalled distress

• Strong shocks were actually given to the participant

A headteacher asked Marie to throw a paper at someone, Marie did so without questioning. What type of obedience can this be?