607 FINAL EXAM QUIZZES WITH COMPLETE
RESOLVED SOLUTIONS
WEEK 6 ON CONFORMITY, CHAPTER 8 - answer ✔✔-WEEK 6 ON CONFORMITY, CHAPTER 8
(pg. 230) A change in one's behavior due to the real or imagined influence of other people - answer ✔✔-
Conformity
(pg. 231) The influence of other people that leads us to conform because we see them as a source of
information to guide our behavior; we conform because we believe that others' interpretation of an
ambiguous situation is more correct than ours and will help us choose an appropriate course of action -
answer ✔✔-Informational Social Influence
(pg. 232) Conforming to other people's behavior out of a genuine belief that what they are doing or
saying is right - answer ✔✔-Private Acceptance
(pg. 232) Conforming to other people's behavior publicly without necessarily believing in what we are
doing or saying - answer ✔✔-Public Compliance
(pg. 237) The implicit or explicit rules a group has for the acceptable behaviors, values, and beliefs of its
members - answer ✔✔-Social Norms
(pg. 238) Going along with what other people do in order to be liked and accepted by them; we publicly
conform with the group's beliefs and behaviors but do not always privately accept them - answer ✔✔-
Normative Social Influence
(pg. 244) The idea that conforming to social influence depends on the strength of the group's
importance, its immediacy, and the number of people in the group - answer ✔✔-Social Impact Theory
,(pg. 245) The tolerance a person earns, over time, by conforming to group norms; if enough idiosyncrasy
credits are earned, the person can, on occasion, behave deviantly without retribution from the group -
answer ✔✔-Idiosyncrasy Credits
(pg. 248) The case where a minority of group members influences the behavior or beliefs of the majority
- answer ✔✔-Minority Influence
(pg. 250) People's perceptions of what behaviors are approved or disapproved of by others - answer
✔✔-Injunctive Norms
(pg. 250) People's perceptions of how people actually behave in given situations, regardless of whether
the behavior is approved or disapproved of by others - answer ✔✔-Descriptive Norms
(pg. 254) Social influence strategy in which getting people to agree first to a small request makes them
more likely to agree later to a second, larger request - answer ✔✔-Foot-in-the-Door Technique
(pg. 254) Social influence strategy in which first asking people for a large request that they will probably
refuse makes them more likely to agree later to a second, smaller request - answer ✔✔-Door-in-the-
Face Technique
ANSWER IS D - answer ✔✔-All of the following are examples of informational social influence EXCEPT:
A. Blake, is running a race, but because he is unsure of the route, he watches the other runners to see
which two roads to take
B. Judith just started work at a new job, and a fire alarm goes off. She watches her coworkers to see
what they do and then follows them
C. Max is uncertain about which classes would be best to take next semester in preparation for graduate
school so he consults his faculty advisor for suggestions.
D. Simone transferred to a new school and started dressing differently (more like others in her new
school) in hopes of fitting-in and being liked
ANSWER IS B - answer ✔✔-In Ashes line studies participants who are alone when asked to report the
length of the lines gave the correct answer 98% of the time however when they were with others who
, gave the wrong answer 76% of the participants also give the wrong answer at least once. Knowingly
stating the wrong answer in the presence of others illustrates:
A. Informational influence
B. public compliance without private acceptance
C. private compliance
D. public compliance with private acceptance
ANSWER IS C - answer ✔✔-Brandon knows that society considers underage drinking to be wrong he also
knows, however, that on a Saturday night at his university, many of his friends will engaged in this
behavior. The public's general disapproval of underage drinking represents_______, while Brandon's
perception that many teenagers drink under certain circumstances represents__________.
A. a descriptive norm, conformity
B. a descriptive norm, an injunctive norm
C. an injunctive norm, a descriptive norm
D. an injunctive norm, idiosyncrasy credits
ANSWER IS C - answer ✔✔-Pierre joins other concertgoers in giving the symphony a standing ovation,
even though he thought the performance was merely adequate. The next morning, Pierre confides to a
friend that the performance was "mediocre, but not overwhelming." In joining the standing ovation,
Pierre displayed what kind of conformity?
A. Social deviants
B. Ingratiation
C. public compliance
D. private acceptance
ANSWER IS C. - answer ✔✔-Which of the following best describes an example of normative social
influence?
RESOLVED SOLUTIONS
WEEK 6 ON CONFORMITY, CHAPTER 8 - answer ✔✔-WEEK 6 ON CONFORMITY, CHAPTER 8
(pg. 230) A change in one's behavior due to the real or imagined influence of other people - answer ✔✔-
Conformity
(pg. 231) The influence of other people that leads us to conform because we see them as a source of
information to guide our behavior; we conform because we believe that others' interpretation of an
ambiguous situation is more correct than ours and will help us choose an appropriate course of action -
answer ✔✔-Informational Social Influence
(pg. 232) Conforming to other people's behavior out of a genuine belief that what they are doing or
saying is right - answer ✔✔-Private Acceptance
(pg. 232) Conforming to other people's behavior publicly without necessarily believing in what we are
doing or saying - answer ✔✔-Public Compliance
(pg. 237) The implicit or explicit rules a group has for the acceptable behaviors, values, and beliefs of its
members - answer ✔✔-Social Norms
(pg. 238) Going along with what other people do in order to be liked and accepted by them; we publicly
conform with the group's beliefs and behaviors but do not always privately accept them - answer ✔✔-
Normative Social Influence
(pg. 244) The idea that conforming to social influence depends on the strength of the group's
importance, its immediacy, and the number of people in the group - answer ✔✔-Social Impact Theory
,(pg. 245) The tolerance a person earns, over time, by conforming to group norms; if enough idiosyncrasy
credits are earned, the person can, on occasion, behave deviantly without retribution from the group -
answer ✔✔-Idiosyncrasy Credits
(pg. 248) The case where a minority of group members influences the behavior or beliefs of the majority
- answer ✔✔-Minority Influence
(pg. 250) People's perceptions of what behaviors are approved or disapproved of by others - answer
✔✔-Injunctive Norms
(pg. 250) People's perceptions of how people actually behave in given situations, regardless of whether
the behavior is approved or disapproved of by others - answer ✔✔-Descriptive Norms
(pg. 254) Social influence strategy in which getting people to agree first to a small request makes them
more likely to agree later to a second, larger request - answer ✔✔-Foot-in-the-Door Technique
(pg. 254) Social influence strategy in which first asking people for a large request that they will probably
refuse makes them more likely to agree later to a second, smaller request - answer ✔✔-Door-in-the-
Face Technique
ANSWER IS D - answer ✔✔-All of the following are examples of informational social influence EXCEPT:
A. Blake, is running a race, but because he is unsure of the route, he watches the other runners to see
which two roads to take
B. Judith just started work at a new job, and a fire alarm goes off. She watches her coworkers to see
what they do and then follows them
C. Max is uncertain about which classes would be best to take next semester in preparation for graduate
school so he consults his faculty advisor for suggestions.
D. Simone transferred to a new school and started dressing differently (more like others in her new
school) in hopes of fitting-in and being liked
ANSWER IS B - answer ✔✔-In Ashes line studies participants who are alone when asked to report the
length of the lines gave the correct answer 98% of the time however when they were with others who
, gave the wrong answer 76% of the participants also give the wrong answer at least once. Knowingly
stating the wrong answer in the presence of others illustrates:
A. Informational influence
B. public compliance without private acceptance
C. private compliance
D. public compliance with private acceptance
ANSWER IS C - answer ✔✔-Brandon knows that society considers underage drinking to be wrong he also
knows, however, that on a Saturday night at his university, many of his friends will engaged in this
behavior. The public's general disapproval of underage drinking represents_______, while Brandon's
perception that many teenagers drink under certain circumstances represents__________.
A. a descriptive norm, conformity
B. a descriptive norm, an injunctive norm
C. an injunctive norm, a descriptive norm
D. an injunctive norm, idiosyncrasy credits
ANSWER IS C - answer ✔✔-Pierre joins other concertgoers in giving the symphony a standing ovation,
even though he thought the performance was merely adequate. The next morning, Pierre confides to a
friend that the performance was "mediocre, but not overwhelming." In joining the standing ovation,
Pierre displayed what kind of conformity?
A. Social deviants
B. Ingratiation
C. public compliance
D. private acceptance
ANSWER IS C. - answer ✔✔-Which of the following best describes an example of normative social
influence?
