UCR PSYC 140 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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3 kinds of social influence - ANS conformity, compliance, obedience
Conformity - ANS changing one's behavior or beliefs in response to real or imagined pressure
from others
automatic mimicry - ANS we mindlessly imitate other people's behavior
ideomotor actions - ANS -merely thinking about a behavior makes performing it more likely
-preparation to interact (we like people mimicking us)
study: photographs & confederates who shook their foot or rubbed their face -
ANS undergrads described photographs from magazines in two sessions with one other
person. the confederate rubbed face or shook foot. participants shook their feet more often in
the presence of the foot-shaking confederate and vice versa
informational social influence - ANS the influence of other people that results from taking
their comments or actions as a source as a source of information about what is correct
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, normative social influence - ANS the desire to avoid being criticized, disapproved of, or
shunned
asch's conformity experiment - ANS -how often would the participant forsake what they
know and conform to the incorrect judgment given by everyone else?
-8 participants determined which of the three lines were longer, the participant was influenced
by the rest of the confederates and changed their decisions
group size - ANS conformity increases with group size, but only until about 3-4 members
group unanimity - ANS -if you expect to be pressured to conform and want to remain true to
your beliefs, bring an ally
-the presence of an ally weakens informational & normative social influence
anonymity - ANS eliminates normative social influence and therefore should substantially
reduce conformity
expertise/status - ANS expertise: informational social influence
status: normative social influence
culture - ANS independent cultures: more susceptible to information and normative social
influence
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WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
3 kinds of social influence - ANS conformity, compliance, obedience
Conformity - ANS changing one's behavior or beliefs in response to real or imagined pressure
from others
automatic mimicry - ANS we mindlessly imitate other people's behavior
ideomotor actions - ANS -merely thinking about a behavior makes performing it more likely
-preparation to interact (we like people mimicking us)
study: photographs & confederates who shook their foot or rubbed their face -
ANS undergrads described photographs from magazines in two sessions with one other
person. the confederate rubbed face or shook foot. participants shook their feet more often in
the presence of the foot-shaking confederate and vice versa
informational social influence - ANS the influence of other people that results from taking
their comments or actions as a source as a source of information about what is correct
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, normative social influence - ANS the desire to avoid being criticized, disapproved of, or
shunned
asch's conformity experiment - ANS -how often would the participant forsake what they
know and conform to the incorrect judgment given by everyone else?
-8 participants determined which of the three lines were longer, the participant was influenced
by the rest of the confederates and changed their decisions
group size - ANS conformity increases with group size, but only until about 3-4 members
group unanimity - ANS -if you expect to be pressured to conform and want to remain true to
your beliefs, bring an ally
-the presence of an ally weakens informational & normative social influence
anonymity - ANS eliminates normative social influence and therefore should substantially
reduce conformity
expertise/status - ANS expertise: informational social influence
status: normative social influence
culture - ANS independent cultures: more susceptible to information and normative social
influence
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
