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What is the most effective way for a minority to influence the majority?
What is the most effective way for a minority to influence the majority?
- By forming an alliance with other minorities
- By holding firmly to their position and not wavering (correct)
- By trying to convince others through logical reasoning
- By compromising and finding a middle ground
What is the term for the phenomenon where people in a group exert less effort towards a common goal?
What is the term for the phenomenon where people in a group exert less effort towards a common goal?
- Social facilitation
- Deindividuation
- Group polarization
- Social loafing (correct)
What is the result of group discussion on the group's prevailing inclinations?
What is the result of group discussion on the group's prevailing inclinations?
- An enhancement of the group's prevailing inclinations (correct)
- A complete reversal of the group's prevailing inclinations
- A reduction in the group's prevailing inclinations
- No effect on the group's prevailing inclinations
What is the psychological effect of others' presence that leads to improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks?
What is the psychological effect of others' presence that leads to improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks?
What is the phenomenon where people in a group lose self-awareness and self-restraint in situations that foster arousal and anonymity?
What is the phenomenon where people in a group lose self-awareness and self-restraint in situations that foster arousal and anonymity?
What is the term for the phenomenon where people in a group may feel less accountable and view their individual contributions as dispensable?
What is the term for the phenomenon where people in a group may feel less accountable and view their individual contributions as dispensable?
According to attribution theory, what do people tend to overestimate when explaining someone's behavior?
According to attribution theory, what do people tend to overestimate when explaining someone's behavior?
What is the term for the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request?
What is the term for the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request?
What is the theory that explains the discomfort felt when two of our thoughts are inconsistent?
What is the theory that explains the discomfort felt when two of our thoughts are inconsistent?
What is the term for the expectancies associated with a particular social position?
What is the term for the expectancies associated with a particular social position?
When do individualists tend to attribute behavior to traits?
When do individualists tend to attribute behavior to traits?
What happens when our behavior affects our attitudes?
What happens when our behavior affects our attitudes?
What is the primary goal of central route persuasion?
What is the primary goal of central route persuasion?
What is the term for the process by which behaviors and attitudes are spread from one group member to another?
What is the term for the process by which behaviors and attitudes are spread from one group member to another?
In Stanley Milgram's obedience study, what factor contributed to the highest level of obedience?
In Stanley Milgram's obedience study, what factor contributed to the highest level of obedience?
What is the term for the phenomenon where a small group of individuals can influence the behavior of a larger group?
What is the term for the phenomenon where a small group of individuals can influence the behavior of a larger group?
What is the primary difference between central route persuasion and peripheral route persuasion?
What is the primary difference between central route persuasion and peripheral route persuasion?
What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals adjust their behavior to coincide with a group standard?
What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals adjust their behavior to coincide with a group standard?
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