Social Psychology Exam 3 Questions and Answers Updated 2026.

Social Psychology Exam
3 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBinformationalBsocialBinfluence?B-
BAnswerBTheBinfluenceBofBotherBpeopleBthatBleadsBusBtoBconformBbecauseBweBseeBt
hemBasBaBsourceBofBinformationBtoBguideBourBbehavior;BweBconformBbecauseBweBb
elieveBthatBothers'BinterpretationBofBanBambiguousBsituationBisBmoreBcorrectBthanBou
rsBandBwillBhelpBusBchooseBanBappropriateBcourseBofBaction.



Sherif'sBautokineticBeffectBresearchB(1936)B-
BAnswerBThisBexperimentBdisplayedBtheBeffectsBofBconformityBthroughBinformationalB
socialBinfluence.BParticipantsBjudgedBtheBdistanceBaBredBdotBmovedBinBaBdarkBroom.
BWhenBtheBstudyBisBdoneBwithBmultipleBparticipantsBinBtheBsameBroom,BpeopleBconf
orm,BandBreportBtheBsameBvalues.



PublicBComplianceBvs.BPrivateBAcceptanceB-
BAnswerBPublicBcomplianceBisBconformingBtoBotherBpeople'sBbehaviorBpubliclyBwithou
tBnecessarilyBbelievingBwhatBtheBotherBpeopleBareBdoingBorBsaying.



PrivateBacceptanceBisBconformingBtoBotherBpeople'sBbehaviorBoutBofBaBgenuineBbelief
BthatBwhatBtheyBareBdoingBorBsayingBisBright.B(producedBbyBinformationalBsocialBinfl
uence)



WhenBareBpeopleBmoreBlikelyBtoBconformBtoBinformationBsocialBinfluence?B-
BAnswerBWhenBtheBimportanceBlevelBisBhigh

2.BWhenBtheBsituationBisBambiguous

3.BWhenBtheBsituationBisBaBcrisis

4.BWhenBotherBpeopleBareBexperts

, Ambiguous,BCrisis,BExperts.B-BAnswerBambiguous-
BMostBcrucial,whenByouBareBunsureBofBtheBcorrectBresponse,BmoreBuncertainBmoreBy
ouBrelyBonBothers.



Crisis-BhappensBsimutanieslyBwithB^.BDontBhaveBtimeBtoBthink,BsoByouBimitate.



Experts-
BTheBmoreBexpertiseBorBknowledgeBpersonBhas,BtheBmoreBvaluableBheBorBsheBwillBb
eBaBguideBinBanBambigBsituatio



HowBcanBsocialBinfluenceBbackfire?B-
BAnswerBMassBPsychogenicBIllness:BTheBoccurrenceBinBaBgroupBofBpeopleBofBsimilarB
physicalBsymptomsBwithBnoBknownBphysicalBcause.



WhatBisBcontagion?B-
BAnswerBTheBrapidBspreadBofBemotionsBorBbehaviorsBthroughBaBcrowd.



WhatBisBnormativeBsocialBinfluence?B-
BAnswerBTheBinfluenceBofBotherBpeopleBthatBleadsBusBtoBconformBinBorderBtoBbeBli
kedBandBacceptedBbyBthem;BthisBtypeBofBconformityBresultsBinBpublicBcomplianceBwit
hBtheBgroup'sBbeliefsBandBbehaviorsBbutBnotBnecessarilyBinBprivateBacceptanceBofBth
oseBbeliefsBandBbehaviors.



WhatBareBsocialBnorms?B-
BAnswerBTheBimplicitBorBexplicitBrulesBaBgroupBhasBforBtheBacceptableBbehaviors,Bval
ues,BandBbeliefsBofBitsBmembers.



HowBisBAsch'sBlineBjudgementBstudyBdifferentBfromBSherif'sBautokineticBstudy?B-
BAnswerBInBSherif'sBstudy,BparticipantsBreliedBonBinformationBfromBothersBbecauseBth
eBsituationBwasBambiguous...BinformationalBsocialBinfluence.B



InBAsch'sBstudy,BparticipantsBdidBnotBrelyBonBinformationBfromBothersBbecauseBtheBsi
tuationBwasBseeminglyBclear.BTheyBstillBconformedBinBorderBtoBfitBinBwithBotherBparti