General Psychology Module 42 Critical Thinking

Experiments by _____ on obedience at Yale University are some of the most famous, and they involved deception.

Stanley Milgram

What might explain why, when asked controversial questions, students' answers are more diverse when using anonymous electronic clickers than when raising their hands?

The students may feel as though others in the class are observing their behavior when they have to raise their hands.

We are more likely to conform to group pressure when:

We admire the group's status and attractiveness.

Social loafing refers to the tendency for people to:

exert less effort when working in groups than when working alone.

Sharing our opinions with like-minded others tends to strenthen our views, a phenomenon reffered to as

group polarization

A group of racially prejudiced high school students discussed racial issues. During the conversation, their attitudes became even more prejudiced. This BEST illustrates:

group polarization.

Social loafing is MOST pronounced in _____ cultures such as _____.

individualist; Australia

Dahlia is trying to make partner at one of the city's most prestigious law firms. It is generally understood that associates remain hard at work in the office until at least 7 or 8 each evening. This is an element of the firm's:

norms

A comedian has a series of jokes that work very well when there is a full house. However, tonight his gig is in an uncrowded room. His jokes are not going over well. The audience is talking back to him. Some begin to boo and he eventually is booed off stage. Which phenomenon can BEST account for his unsuccessful night?

social facilitation

When we perform better on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others, this is called: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

social facilitation.

An individual working in a group puts forth less effort when he or she is not personally accountable. This is known as _____.

social loafing

In milgram's experiments , the rate of compliance was highest when

the "learner" was at a distance from the teacher

If one student in a classroom begins to cough, others are likely to do the same. This BEST illustrates:

the chameleon effect.

Researchers have found that a person is most likely to conform to a group if

the person admires the group's status