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Module 3 Test: Social Influence and Ethics:
Q1. According to Crutchfield what is the definition of conformity? (1 mark)
Q2. According to Zimbardo and Lieppe (1991), how is conformity defined? (1 mark)
Q3. Name 2 factors that these definitions have in common. (2 marks).
Q4. Explain Sherif's (1935) experiment of conformity (4 marks).
Q5. Give 2 criticisms of this study, and explain them. (4 marks).
Q6. Why did Asch disagree with Sherif's study? (2 marks)
Q7. Explain Asch's study of conformity (5 marks).
Q8. What is the Asch Paradigm? (3 marks).
Q9. In Asch's experiment, the naive participants gave certain reasons for conforming. Give 3 of these. (3 marks)
Q10. Name 2 factors that affect conformity. (2 marks)
Q11. Can you give any of the cultural differences that emerged when Asch's study was replicated? (3 marks)
Q12. Asch's paradigm has been interpreted as showing the impact of which population? (1 mark)
Q13.What do Spencer and Perrin (1998) state regarding majority and minority influence? (2 marks)
Q14. What did Moscovici + Faucheux (1972) state? (2 marks)
Q15. How do minorities exert an influence, in relation to Moscovici's (1976) research? (2 marks)
Q16. What did Hogg and Vaughan state regarding consistency? (5 marks)
Q17. What is Informational Social Influence? (2 marks)
Q18. What is Normative Social Influence? (2 marks)
Q19. What 2 kinds of conformity are related to NSI and ISI? (2 marks)
Q20. What is the distinction between NSI and ISI called? (1 mark)
Q21. Give 4 differences between Obedience and Conformity? (8 marks)
Q22. Describe Milgram's experiment - especially the results. (4 marks)
Q23. There are situational factors in obedience, give 2 of these. (2 marks)
Q24. Describe Hofling's naturalistic study of nurses. (4 marks)
Q25. How can obedience be reduced? Give 2 examples. (2 marks).
Q26. Give 3 criticisms of Milgram's experiment. (3 marks)
Q27. Milgram said that we could try and resist obedience. Give 2 ways that this could be done. (2 marks).
Q28. Describe Zimbardo's (1973) experiment. (4 marks))
Q29. Name the Ethical Guidelines in Psychology according to the BPS and briefly explain each one. (12 marks).
Q30. What were the ethical concerns with Milgram's and Zimbardo's experiment? (4 marks)
Maximum marks = 95