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A group of operating room nurses were asked about their beliefs and best practices in the operating room. When a doctor ordered some things during a procedure, all of the nurses obeyed, even if that meant doing things they previously said they would not do. This behavior is supported by

Stanley Milgram's obedience studies

Imagine a group of corporate managers are experiencing groupthink. Which of the following is a symptom of this phenomenon?

When reaching a consensus is valued over critically evaluating the facts

If group members modify their opinions to align with a perceived group consensus, then ________ has occurred.

groupthink

Social loafing occurs when the task is easy and ________.

individual performance cannot be evaluated

After hearing respected medical authorities lecture about the value of regular exercise, Rick, who has rarely exercised, begins to run and regularly goes to the gym.

informational conformity

Jarred Younger's research showed that

looking at images of a romantic partner or holding hands with a romantic partner was helpful in reducing pain.

In the Asch experiment, participants conformed due to ________ social influence.

normative

While sitting at their Saturday morning coffee, one of John's friends told a joke that John thought was childish and stupid, but he laughed anyway because everyone else was laughing.

normative

Lucy publicly agrees with her seventh-grade classmates that parents should allow 13-year-olds to date. Later that day, she writes in her diary that she actually believes parents should prohibit kids from dating until they are at least 16 years old.

normative conformity

One reason that people are willing to obey persons in authority who order them to engage in destructive behaviors is that ________.

the authority figure relieves those who obey of responsibility for their actions

Following his initial study, Milgram conducted several experiments on factors that might increase or decrease obedience to authority. In one of these experiments, Milgram showed that participants (that is, "the teachers") were less likely to obey the experimenter's orders if ________.

the experimenter's requests to continue were issued over a telephone.

What is groupthink?

the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives

Under what conditions will informational social influence be more likely? (Pick two choices).

when the group has expertise, when the answer is unclear