Group Influences

Question 1

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Ted is a confederate who is working with the experimenter in the Solomon Asch experiment. A college student who is not a confederate sits to Ted's right, and to his left are four other confederates. During the experiment, the following card is displayed: Solomon Asch asks each student which line is the longest. All the other confederates say that C is the longest line. If Ted also says that C is the longest line, what is the most likely response of the college student to his right? Read the following scenario: Imagine you are a confederate or participant that is working with the experimenter in the Solomon Asch experiment, which means that you are working for Asch. A college student who is not a confederate sits to your right, and to your left, there are four other confederates. During the experiment, the following card is displayed: Solomon Asch asks each student which is the longest line. All the other confederates say that C is the longest line. If you also say that C is the longest line, what is the most likely response of the college student to your right?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The student is likely to choose C.

Question 2

The prisoners responded to guard treatment during the Stanford prison experiment in all of the following ways except ___________. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Revolt · Accepted Answer

maintaining a sense of mental stability

Question 3

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Alec was excited that he made it to the finals in swimming. During training, he strived to improve his time by racing against a set time on the clock. Although he couldn’t seem to beat his prior record while practicing, he surpassed it easily during the final meet as his friends cheered him on. Based on this information, it is most likely that Alec’s performance was influenced by __________. Read the following scenario and answer the question that follows. Alec was excited that he made it to the finals in swimming. During training he strived to improve his time by racing against a set time on the clock. Although he couldn’t seem to beat his prior record while practicing, he supassed it easily during the final meet as his friends cheered him on. Based on this information, it is most likely that Alec’s performance was influenced by ___________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

social facilitation

Question 4

What is the effect of social facilitation on those performing a difficult task?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Performance tends to improve.

Question 5

The Stanford prison experiment led researchers to conclude which of the following?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Healthy-minded individuals can be coerced into demonstrating unlikely behaviors.

Question 6

Which of the following is not true concerning obedience studies?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The obedience experiments revealed that the tendency to obey decreased if the victim was depersonalized.

Question 7

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Revan was excited about working with a group of friends on the next science project. He developed a plan for how the group could most effectively share responsibilities. However, halfway through the project, he realized that no one seemed to be completing their assigned tasks, which led him to complete more than his share of the work. Based on this information, it is most likely that the behaviors of Revan’s friends were influenced by ___________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

social loafing

Question 8

Many groups experience polarization, which is when opinions become more and more extreme. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Compare and contrast group polarization and groupthink.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Both group polarization and groupthink occur as a result of group influences. Group polarization is the tendency for the dominant attitude of a group to become stronger or extreme while groupthink. Groupthink occurs when individuals in a group suppress opposing opinions or thoughts in order to maintain group harmony. Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Both group polarization and groupthink occur as a result of group influences. Group polarization is the tendency for the dominant attitude of a group to become stronger or extreme, while groupthink occurs when individuals in a group suppress opposing opinions or thoughts in order to maintain group harmony.

Question 10

Using evidence from Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment, describe the effect of role-playing on human behavior.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Role-playing can have a tremendous effect on human behavior. An individual who is merely acting or pretending to adopt a social role can actually internalize the role. During the Stanford prison experiment, students who were psychologically identical began to embody the roles they were assigned, either becoming prison guards or passive prisoners. For example, the guards began to act in a more brutal manner, giving the prisoners physical punishments and humiliating them. Prisoners were dressed in embarrassing uniforms, referred to by numbers instead of names, made to wear stockings on their heads, and forced to wear a chain around one ankle to remind them of their situation.

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