Psychology Degree Social and Group Behavior 3

Question 1

In group polarization, group discussion tends to shift members' initial positions toward:

Accepted Answer

A more extreme version of their pre-discussion tendency

Answer

Group polarization causes the group's average position to become more extreme in the direction of the members' initial leanings after discussion.

Question 2

Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments revealed that the percentage of participants who delivered the maximum shock level was approximately:

Accepted Answer

65%

Answer

In Milgram's original study, approximately 65% of participants delivered the maximum 450-volt shock, demonstrating the powerful influence of authority.

Question 3

Normative social influence differs from informational social influence in that normative influence involves conforming to:

Accepted Answer

The desire to be liked and accepted by others

Answer

Normative social influence is driven by the desire for social approval and acceptance, not by genuine belief change, while informational influence involves using others as guides to reality.

Question 4

The concept of 'minimal group paradigm' was developed to show that:

Accepted Answer

Arbitrary, meaningless categorization is sufficient to produce ingroup favoritism

Answer

Tajfel's minimal group paradigm demonstrated that even random, meaningless group assignments produce ingroup favoritism and outgroup discrimination.

Question 5

What is the central premise of terror management theory?

Accepted Answer

Awareness of mortality motivates people to uphold cultural worldviews that provide symbolic immortality

Answer

Terror management theory proposes that human culture and self-esteem serve as buffers against the anxiety caused by awareness of inevitable death.

Psychology Degree Practice Test

Psychology Degree Practice Test

Psychology Degree Social and Group Behavior 3