Question 1

Most research on compliance is within the _________________ face of social psychology.

dramaturgical

group processes and structures

psychological

social structure and personality

symbolic interactionist

Question 2

Dependent variable in Milgram`s obedience experiments was:

the amount of time it took subjects to violate the rules and help someone in need of assistance

the distance between the subject and the person getting the shocks

the gender of the subjects

the level of shock administered

the setting of the study (on or off the Yale campus)

Question 3

Tea Party supporters tend to have low levels of education.

True

False

Question 4

Social influence occurs when:

people act in a manner that is consistent with written organizational rules

people`s perceptions or behaviors are shaped by others

someone in a position of power physically forces another person to act in a particular way

stable patterns of behavior result from societal laws

all of the above

Question 5

Conformity is exhibited when:

individuals comply with a request

individuals plans patterns of action that reflect the expectations of others within their social network

people behave in a manner that is consistent with prevailing social norms

people, usually children, copy the behaviors of individuals they want to be like

someone changes his or her behavior to match that of other group members

Question 6

Research suggests that individuals who occupy the same structural position and have the same ideology almost always have an equal likelihood of participating in a social movement.

True

False

Question 7

The first flash mob was organized in

Birmingham, AL, at the onset of the civil rights movement

Germany in the 1980s, by participants in the Autonomous movement

Manhattan in 2003, by an editor at Harper`s Magazine

Madison, WI, in 2007, by a sociology professor who wanted her students to understand how people respond to norm violations

Rome Italy, by executives at an ice company who wanted to advertise their new drop off service.

Question 8

In his famous obedience experiments Milgram found that few people were willing to shock someone they didn`t know, but the levels of shock subjects administered increased substantially when the individuals being punished were people with power over them (i.e., their teachers or bosses).

True

False

Question 9

Which of the following independent variables was not examined in Milgram`s obedience experiments?

How the instructions to subjects were given by the experiment (in person or via a tape recording)

The distance between the subject and the individual they believed they were shocking

The gender of the experimenter

The location of the study (off versus on the Yale campus)

None of the above; all of the latter variables were examined in Milgram`s obedience experiments

Question 10

Research suggests that institutional fads are largely beneficial for society.

True

False

Question 11

People exhibit compliance when:

their behavior is shaped by the actions of their peers

they acquiesce to a request

they act in a manner that is consistent with social norms

they avoid engaging in illegal behaviors

they have internalized social norms and view them as morally valid

Question 12

Flash mobs have become a global phenomenon, as illustrated by international pillow fight day in 2012.

True

False

Question 13

Flash mob events:

are collective versions of the norm violation experiments conducted by ethnomethodologists

are similar in structure to the task-oriented group interactions studied by status characteristics theorists

have provided psychological social psychologists with a vast array of data about the nature of social influence

involve the public manipulation of exchange networks

were initially developed by social movement groups in Europe

Question 14

When individuals acquiesce to a request, like the subjects in Milgram`s obedience experiments, they are exhibiting:

compliance

conformity

directedness

personal influence

social acceptance

Question 15

Informational influence occurs when:

individuals comply with the request of someone in a position of authority

members of an audience pretend to take a speaker seriously

others serve as sources of information about the nature of reality

people`s behaviors are shaped by others` expectations

people`s perceptions reflect the beliefs of others

Question 16

A social movement occurs, in one form or another, any time a crowd of people assembles.

True

False

Question 17

The concept of panic has not received empirical support in recent years.

True

False

Question 18

Shared perceptions regarding the acceptability of obesity among members of a social network do not fully explain the fact that obesity clusters within social networks.

True

False

Question 19

The Occupy Wall Street movement and Black Lives Matter can be classified as new social movements.

True

False

Question 20

Normative influence occurs when:

individuals comply with the request of someone in a position of authority

members of an audience pretend to take a speaker seriously

others serve as sources of information about the nature of reality

people`s behaviors are shaped by others` expectations

people`s perceptions reflect the beliefs of others

Question 21

Normative influence usually gives rise to __________________, while informational influence usually gives rise to ____________________.

conformity; compliance

compliance; obedience

private acceptance; public compliance

public compliance; private acceptance

social influence; social constraint

Question 22

The resource mobilization approach is the most prominent social psychological perspective on social movements.

True

False

Question 23

Social movements are a type of collective behavior.

True

False

Question 24

Collective behavior includes mundane everyday activities that occur at the aggregate level.

True

False

Question 25

Smart mobs are:

communal brainstorming sessions commonly used in the marketing and advertising industry

flash mobs orchestrated by college students that occur on campus or on college- or university-owned property

in-class protests headed by student leaders who want to improve their school`s policies

now illegal in the U.S., unless the group involved receives a permit beforehand that gives them the legal right to stage a public event

political protests or marketing events organized in the manner of flash mobs