Psyc 379 Final Exam Review Questions With Complete
Solutions
At the end of the play, everyone stood and applauded, so John
did as well. What does his behaviour illustrate?
a. Compliance
b. Conformity
c. Obedience
d. Reactance
b
Sherif (1936) asked groups of participants to estimate the
distance moved by a point of light. What did he find?
a. Participants were more accurate when they were alone than
when they were in groups.
b. Participants were more accurate when they were alone.
c. As the study progressed, the participants estimates began to
converge with each other
d. As the study progressed, the participants estimates began to
diverge from each other.
c
What percentage of the participants in Milgram's study of
destructive obedience demonstrated complete obedience to the
experimenter?
a. 10%
b. 35%
,c. 65%
d. 90%
c
As group size increases, what happens to conformity?
a. It increases.
b. It decreases.
c. It increases as long as each additional member of the group is
seen as an independent source of influence.
d. It decreases, as long as each additional member of the group
is seen as an independent source of influence.
c
Which of the following factors is most likely to contribute to
deindividuation?
a. Strong emotions
b. Feelings of being alone
c. Low arousal
d. Anonymity
d
What has research concerning the relationship between group
performance and cohesiveness shown?
a. Group performance and cohesiveness are largely unrelated.
b. The relationship is stronger in large groups.
c. The relationship is stronger when interdependence between
members is required for the task.
d. The casual direction of this relationship is one way, such that
cohesiveness increases group performance.
, c
Social loafing is usually reduced when people believe which of
the following?
a. That their contribution to the group project is anonymous.
b. That others will join them in working on a project
c. That their efforts are necessary for a successful outcome.
d. That the task will be easy. .
c
Following group discussion, which of the following is the most
likely result?
a. Group decisions will tend to become more conservative than
the positions of the individuals comprising the group.
b. Group decisions will tend to become more risky than the
positions of the individuals comprising the group.
c. Group decisions will tend to reflect the average of the
positions of the individuals comprising the group.
d. Group decisions will tend to become more extreme than the
positions of the individuals comprising the group.
d
When groups exhibit groupthink, which of the following tends
to characterize their decisions?
a. An examination of the risks assoc with their preferred course
of actions.
b. An exhaustive survey of group goals and objectives.
c. A comprehensive contingency plan should their preferred
course of action fail.
Solutions
At the end of the play, everyone stood and applauded, so John
did as well. What does his behaviour illustrate?
a. Compliance
b. Conformity
c. Obedience
d. Reactance
b
Sherif (1936) asked groups of participants to estimate the
distance moved by a point of light. What did he find?
a. Participants were more accurate when they were alone than
when they were in groups.
b. Participants were more accurate when they were alone.
c. As the study progressed, the participants estimates began to
converge with each other
d. As the study progressed, the participants estimates began to
diverge from each other.
c
What percentage of the participants in Milgram's study of
destructive obedience demonstrated complete obedience to the
experimenter?
a. 10%
b. 35%
,c. 65%
d. 90%
c
As group size increases, what happens to conformity?
a. It increases.
b. It decreases.
c. It increases as long as each additional member of the group is
seen as an independent source of influence.
d. It decreases, as long as each additional member of the group
is seen as an independent source of influence.
c
Which of the following factors is most likely to contribute to
deindividuation?
a. Strong emotions
b. Feelings of being alone
c. Low arousal
d. Anonymity
d
What has research concerning the relationship between group
performance and cohesiveness shown?
a. Group performance and cohesiveness are largely unrelated.
b. The relationship is stronger in large groups.
c. The relationship is stronger when interdependence between
members is required for the task.
d. The casual direction of this relationship is one way, such that
cohesiveness increases group performance.
, c
Social loafing is usually reduced when people believe which of
the following?
a. That their contribution to the group project is anonymous.
b. That others will join them in working on a project
c. That their efforts are necessary for a successful outcome.
d. That the task will be easy. .
c
Following group discussion, which of the following is the most
likely result?
a. Group decisions will tend to become more conservative than
the positions of the individuals comprising the group.
b. Group decisions will tend to become more risky than the
positions of the individuals comprising the group.
c. Group decisions will tend to reflect the average of the
positions of the individuals comprising the group.
d. Group decisions will tend to become more extreme than the
positions of the individuals comprising the group.
d
When groups exhibit groupthink, which of the following tends
to characterize their decisions?
a. An examination of the risks assoc with their preferred course
of actions.
b. An exhaustive survey of group goals and objectives.
c. A comprehensive contingency plan should their preferred
course of action fail.
