PSYCH 280 Final Exam 3 Questions
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conformity - Answer change in one's behavior due to the real or imagined influence of others
informational social influence - Answer we see others as a course of info to guide our behavior
others will help choose an appropriate course of action
normative social influence - Answer influence that leads us to conform in order to be liked or
accepted by others
public compliance
norms - Answer implicit or explicit rules a group has for the acceptable behaviors, values, &
beliefs of its members
private acceptance - Answer conforming to other ppl's behavior out of a genuine belief that
what they are doing or saying is right
public compliance - Answer conforming without necessarily believing in what the other ppl
are doing or saying
Sherif's study - Answer -autokinetic effect
-participants given widely varying estimate of where a light is moving in a dark room
-when done in a group, estimates become similar
-happens even when ppl are by themselves after hearing a confederate's estimate
mass psychogenic illness - Answer the occurrence in a group of ppl of similar physical
symptoms with no known physical cause
friends influence how you interpret symptoms, leading to this
Asch's study - Answer -line length judging task
, factors that decrease conformity - Answer -in groups of 3 or less
-making private not public judgements
-having an ally who agrees with you
Sherif's study compared to Asch - Answer -subtle influence
-requires ambiguity
-assume others are correct
-no arousal/discomfort
-leads to private acceptance
-informational social influence
Asch's study compared to Sherif - Answer -obvious influence
-doesn't require ambiguity
-assume others are wrong
-arousal and discomfort
-leads to public compliance
-normative social influence
reactance - Answer when social or normative influence is low, ppl engage in reactance
-feeling that their control is being threatened
-they behave opposite of the influence
Ruback & Juieng - Answer -parking spot experiment
-person in the parking spot spent the longest time still in the spot if the other person was
honking their horn
-still took a long time even if the other person wasn't honking their horn
minority influences on the majority - Answer the case where a minority of group members
influence the behavior or beliefs of the majority
-if the minority expresses a consistent position, others can be persuaded
-works bc of informational social influence
and Already Passed Answers 2025-
2026 Updated.
conformity - Answer change in one's behavior due to the real or imagined influence of others
informational social influence - Answer we see others as a course of info to guide our behavior
others will help choose an appropriate course of action
normative social influence - Answer influence that leads us to conform in order to be liked or
accepted by others
public compliance
norms - Answer implicit or explicit rules a group has for the acceptable behaviors, values, &
beliefs of its members
private acceptance - Answer conforming to other ppl's behavior out of a genuine belief that
what they are doing or saying is right
public compliance - Answer conforming without necessarily believing in what the other ppl
are doing or saying
Sherif's study - Answer -autokinetic effect
-participants given widely varying estimate of where a light is moving in a dark room
-when done in a group, estimates become similar
-happens even when ppl are by themselves after hearing a confederate's estimate
mass psychogenic illness - Answer the occurrence in a group of ppl of similar physical
symptoms with no known physical cause
friends influence how you interpret symptoms, leading to this
Asch's study - Answer -line length judging task
, factors that decrease conformity - Answer -in groups of 3 or less
-making private not public judgements
-having an ally who agrees with you
Sherif's study compared to Asch - Answer -subtle influence
-requires ambiguity
-assume others are correct
-no arousal/discomfort
-leads to private acceptance
-informational social influence
Asch's study compared to Sherif - Answer -obvious influence
-doesn't require ambiguity
-assume others are wrong
-arousal and discomfort
-leads to public compliance
-normative social influence
reactance - Answer when social or normative influence is low, ppl engage in reactance
-feeling that their control is being threatened
-they behave opposite of the influence
Ruback & Juieng - Answer -parking spot experiment
-person in the parking spot spent the longest time still in the spot if the other person was
honking their horn
-still took a long time even if the other person wasn't honking their horn
minority influences on the majority - Answer the case where a minority of group members
influence the behavior or beliefs of the majority
-if the minority expresses a consistent position, others can be persuaded
-works bc of informational social influence
