Conformity and Obedience

What is the psychological term for the widespread tendency for individuals to act and think like the people around them?

What are the two primary reasons identified by psychologists for why people conform?

In Solomon Asch's classic study on conformity, what percentage of participants went along with the group's incorrect answer at least once?

What is the primary motivation for individuals who are subject to normative influence?

In Asch's conformity study, on what proportion of the 12 test trials did the participants conform with the group's incorrect answer?

According to the text, which of the following groups is more prone to conforming?

What psychological process is defined as conformity that results from a concern to act in a socially approved manner as determined by how others act?

The finding that college students typically overestimate the amount of alcohol consumed by their peers, leading them to drink more, is an example of the power of what?

What was the primary question Milgram sought to answer with his obedience studies?

In the standard setup of Milgram's obedience experiment, what percentage of male participants administered shocks up to the maximum 450 volts?

In Milgram's experiment, what was the role of the person receiving the shocks?

At what voltage level in Milgram's study did the learner's protests become silent, suggesting they were physically unable to respond?

Which of the following conditions led to a decrease in obedience rates in variations of Milgram's study?

What did Milgram find when he conducted his obedience experiment with female participants?

According to the chapter, what is one of the main points of controversy surrounding Milgram's obedience research?

What do recent partial and modified replications of Milgram's procedures suggest about obedience today?

Which type of influence is at play when people conform because they are concerned about what others think of them and do not want to be the target of criticism?

In Asch's line-judgment study, how many other 'participants' (who were actually confederates) gave their answer before the real participant?

The text provides an example of homeowners reducing energy consumption after learning they use more energy than their neighbors. This illustrates the power of:

What is the term for responding to an order or command from a person in a position of authority?

In the Milgram experiment, what was the supposed purpose of the study as explained to the participants?

What was the experimenter's role in the Milgram study if the 'teacher' expressed a desire to stop?

According to the chapter, under which condition were participants in Milgram's study significantly less obedient?

The automatic, and often unconscious, imitation of gestures, body posture, and language of people we interact with is a form of:

In the Asch experiment, participants knew they were giving an incorrect answer, but what concern overpowered their desire to be correct?

How is conformity affected by culture, according to research cited in the chapter?

What is the term for the perception of what most people do in a given situation?

What happened to hotel guests' towel-reuse behavior when they were informed that most other guests reused their towels?

In the Milgram experiment, through what method was the real participant always assigned the role of 'teacher'?

After how many successive statements of refusal from the 'teacher' would the experimenter in the Milgram study end the session?

What is the 'dark side to obedience' described in the chapter?

What does the chapter conclude about the influence of the social world on our actions?

In the Asch experiment, how many total cards were presented to the group, one at a time?

What happened in the Asch study when variations were conducted where participants believed the confederates would not hear their responses?

What is the definition of obedience according to the chapter's vocabulary section?

In the Milgram experiment, what was the incremental voltage increase for each successive wrong answer?

What was the learner's first audible reaction in the Milgram experiment, heard after the 75-volt lever was pressed?

What defense did Milgram offer regarding the ethical controversy of his studies?

The chapter mentions that providing students with accurate information about drinking norms has been found to have what effect?

According to the Asch study, what is the effect of increasing the number of confederates on conformity?

At what point in the Asch experiment did the real participant face a difficult situation?

Why do people who live in collectivist cultures place a higher value on the goals of the group than on individual preferences?

In Milgram's study, what happened after the learner refused to answer any more questions after the 300-volt shock?

The disturbing implication from Milgram's findings is that, under the right circumstances, who may be capable of acting in very unsettling ways?

What is the reason we sometimes rely on informational influence?

In the context of the Asch experiment, who were the confederates?

What was the maximum voltage labeled on the shock generator in Milgram's experiment?

How did Milgram's participants generally feel about their participation in the study, according to follow-up questionnaires?

The text discusses how providing information that 'the vast majority of people took the stairs' successfully encouraged more people to use stairs instead of an elevator. This is an application of what concept?

Despite the controversies, what is one major positive outcome that resulted in part from Milgram's studies?