UCR PSYC 140 Final Exam 115 complete
solutions.
UCR PSYC 140 Final Exam 115 complete
solutions.
3 kinds of social influence - ANSWER conformity, compliance, obedience
Conformity - ANSWER changing one's behavior or beliefs in response to real or imagined pressure from
others
automatic mimicry - ANSWER we mindlessly imitate other people's behavior
ideomotor actions - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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
normative social influence - ANSWER the desire to avoid being criticized, disapproved of, or shunned
asch's conformity experiment - ANSWER -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
, UCR PSYC 140 Final Exam 115 complete
solutions.
group size - ANSWER conformity increases with group size, but only until about 3-4 members
group unanimity - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER eliminates normative social influence and therefore should substantially reduce
conformity
expertise/status - ANSWER expertise: informational social influence
status: normative social influence
culture - ANSWER independent cultures: more susceptible to information and normative social influence
gender - ANSWER women conform more in stereotypically male domains
men conform more in stereotypically female domains
five factors that affect conformity - ANSWER group size, group unanimity, anonymity, expertise/status,
culture, gender
compliance - ANSWER responding favorably to an explicit request by another person
3 types of compliance approaches - ANSWER reason-based approaches, emotion-based approaches,
norm-based approaches
solutions.
UCR PSYC 140 Final Exam 115 complete
solutions.
3 kinds of social influence - ANSWER conformity, compliance, obedience
Conformity - ANSWER changing one's behavior or beliefs in response to real or imagined pressure from
others
automatic mimicry - ANSWER we mindlessly imitate other people's behavior
ideomotor actions - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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
normative social influence - ANSWER the desire to avoid being criticized, disapproved of, or shunned
asch's conformity experiment - ANSWER -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
, UCR PSYC 140 Final Exam 115 complete
solutions.
group size - ANSWER conformity increases with group size, but only until about 3-4 members
group unanimity - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER eliminates normative social influence and therefore should substantially reduce
conformity
expertise/status - ANSWER expertise: informational social influence
status: normative social influence
culture - ANSWER independent cultures: more susceptible to information and normative social influence
gender - ANSWER women conform more in stereotypically male domains
men conform more in stereotypically female domains
five factors that affect conformity - ANSWER group size, group unanimity, anonymity, expertise/status,
culture, gender
compliance - ANSWER responding favorably to an explicit request by another person
3 types of compliance approaches - ANSWER reason-based approaches, emotion-based approaches,
norm-based approaches
