Question 1

Pearline is participating in a psychology experiment where she has to complete a mental rotation task while having her brain scanned in an fMRI. She hears how other participants are responding to the perceptual questions being asked. Even though she felt that her first answer was wrong, she went along with what the group was saying. However, for her second answer she went against the group. The brain scan indicated that

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A)   there were no differences in the regions that were activated in the brain between the conforming and non-conforming responses.
B)   brain areas associated with conscious decision-making were active for both judgments.
C)   regions dedicated to emotion were activated for the first response, and those associated with perception were activated for the second response.
D)   regions dedicated to perception were activated for the first response, and those associated with emotion were activated for the second response.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Pretend that you are a participant in Milgram's study, and you are asked how likely you are to obey the experimenter's commands. You think you would not administer much shock, but there is over a 60% chance that you would

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A)   go all the way to 450 volts, when the learner is no longer responding.
B)   administer up to 300 volts, when the learner screams his refusals to answer.
C)   administer up to 270 volts, when the learner starts to scream in agony.
D)   administer up to 120 volts, when the learner first shouts the shocks are painful.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

According to conformity research, a group's social power is deflated when it loses its

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A)   agenda.
B)   anonymity.
C)   unanimity.
D)   heterogeneity.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Jodi wears slacks or jeans almost all the time, rejecting skirts and dresses as too formal and sexist. However, when she is invited to attend an honours reception, she borrows a skirt to wear so she will fit in with the other guests. This is an example of

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A)   normative social influence.
B)   self-efficacy.
C)   psychological reactance.
D)   informational social influence.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

One way to circumvent the problem of reactance is to

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A)   offer people choices instead of commands.
B)   provide incentives for the desired behaviour.
C)   threaten penalties for not complying with the request.
D)   issue a firm command.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Based on Wilder's research, someone who wants to be student president should recruit vocal support from

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A)   one large group of unanimous supporters.
B)   two or three smaller groups of unanimous supporters.
C)   someone who seems to be poor.
D)   no-one; she should ask her supporters to keep quiet.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Why do people conform? Explain your answer.

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Question 8

Describe the normative and informational influence pressures operating in Milgram's obedience experiments.

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Question 9

Milly has blonde hair, a sister and a brother, and parents who are both teachers. Milly was born in the Netherlands and her family moved to Toronto when she was six. She attends a university in the west and majors in journalism. If you asked Milly to "tell me about yourself," she is most likely to mention that

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A)   she has blonde hair.
B)   she has a brother and a sister.
C)   she was born in the Netherlands.
D)   her parents both attended university.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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