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What was the key finding of Milgram's obedience experiments?
What was the key finding of Milgram's obedience experiments?
- People's behavior was not influenced by the presence of others in the room.
- People were more likely to conform to informational influence than normative influence.
- People always refused to administer electric shocks, even when instructed by an authority figure.
- People were willing to administer dangerous electric shocks if an experimenter instructed them to. (correct)
Which type of social influence was demonstrated in Milgram's obedience experiments?
Which type of social influence was demonstrated in Milgram's obedience experiments?
- Anticonformity
- Informational influence (correct)
- Independence
- Normative influence
Which experiment provided early evidence that social factors can influence individual performance?
Which experiment provided early evidence that social factors can influence individual performance?
- The Impression Formation experiment
- The Milgram obedience experiments
- The Stanford Prison experiment
- The Triplett 1897 experiment (correct)
What was the key finding of the Impression Formation experiment?
What was the key finding of the Impression Formation experiment?
Which of the following best describes independence?
Which of the following best describes independence?
Which type of social influence is characterized by conforming primarily due to concern about how one will be perceived, while privately disagreeing?
Which type of social influence is characterized by conforming primarily due to concern about how one will be perceived, while privately disagreeing?
Which experiment demonstrated that social factors like competition and evaluation can influence individual performance?
Which experiment demonstrated that social factors like competition and evaluation can influence individual performance?
What does anticonformity refer to?
What does anticonformity refer to?
Which type of social influence is characterized by conforming due to a desire to form correct judgments, based on the belief that others have accurate information?
Which type of social influence is characterized by conforming due to a desire to form correct judgments, based on the belief that others have accurate information?
According to the bystander effect, which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the inhibition of helping behavior in emergency situations?
According to the bystander effect, which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the inhibition of helping behavior in emergency situations?
In the context of the bystander effect, which of the following statements is true regarding familiarity?
In the context of the bystander effect, which of the following statements is true regarding familiarity?
Which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as influencing the likelihood of individuals offering help in a given situation?
Which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as influencing the likelihood of individuals offering help in a given situation?
According to the social loafing phenomenon, what happens to individual effort when working on a collective task compared to working alone or coactively?
According to the social loafing phenomenon, what happens to individual effort when working on a collective task compared to working alone or coactively?
In an emergency situation, which of the following actions would be most effective in overcoming the bystander effect and increasing the likelihood of individuals offering help?
In an emergency situation, which of the following actions would be most effective in overcoming the bystander effect and increasing the likelihood of individuals offering help?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between group size and individual performance, as demonstrated by the Ringelmann effect and social loafing?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between group size and individual performance, as demonstrated by the Ringelmann effect and social loafing?
Which of the following actions would be most effective in reducing the impact of audience inhibition on helping behavior in an emergency situation?
Which of the following actions would be most effective in reducing the impact of audience inhibition on helping behavior in an emergency situation?
According to the passage, which of the following statements about social influence and the bystander effect is true?
According to the passage, which of the following statements about social influence and the bystander effect is true?
In a clear emergency situation where the presence of others is inhibiting helping behavior due to the bystander effect, which of the following actions would be most effective in overcoming this effect?
In a clear emergency situation where the presence of others is inhibiting helping behavior due to the bystander effect, which of the following actions would be most effective in overcoming this effect?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between group familiarity and helping behavior, as discussed in the passage?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between group familiarity and helping behavior, as discussed in the passage?
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