Understanding Conformity and Obedience

What type of conformity involves adopting the beliefs or behaviours of a group both publicly and privately?

• Compliance

• Internalisation

• Identification

• Obedience

Which explanation for conformity is based on the desire to be correct and to understand the right way to act in a given situation?

• Normative Social Influence

• Informational Social Influence

• Social Support

• Locus of Control

According to Asch's studies, which variable affects conformity by increasing it when the group is unanimous?

• Task Difficulty

• Group Size

• Unanimity

• Proximity

In Zimbardo's study, what concept was primarily being investigated through the Stanford prison experiment?

• Obedience to Authority

• Conformity to Social Roles

• Informational Social Influence

• Authoritarian Personality

Which explanation for obedience involves individuals seeing themselves as agents executing orders from an authority figure?

• Legitimacy of Authority

• Agentic State

• Social Support

• Locus of Control

In Milgram's study, which situational variable was shown to decrease obedience when the authority figure was not physically present?

• Location

• Proximity

• Uniform

• Task Difficulty

What is the dispositional explanation for obedience that suggests some individuals have a personality type that is more likely to obey authority?

• Agentic State

• Authoritarian Personality

• Normative Social Influence

• Informational Social Influence

Which factor is known to help individuals resist social influence by providing an ally or support?

• Group Size

• Social Support

• Task Difficulty

• Uniform

What term describes the belief that outcomes are the result of one's own actions, which can lead to resistance to social influence?

• Locus of Control

• Agentic State

• Legitimacy of Authority

• Compliance

Which type of conformity involves publicly conforming to the behaviour or views of a group while privately maintaining one's own beliefs?

• Internalisation

• Compliance

• Identification

• Obedience