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Social Influence

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of the concept of social influence and its various aspects.
Number of Questions: 15
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Which of the following is an example of informational social influence?

  1. Changing your opinion about a topic after hearing a persuasive argument.

  2. Buying a product because your friends recommend it.

  3. Changing your behavior to fit in with a group.

  4. Obeying a command from a person in authority.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Informational social influence occurs when people change their beliefs or attitudes based on information they receive from others.

Which of the following is an example of normative social influence?

  1. Changing your behavior to fit in with a group.

  2. Buying a product because your friends recommend it.

  3. Changing your opinion about a topic after hearing a persuasive argument.

  4. Obeying a command from a person in authority.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Normative social influence occurs when people change their behavior to conform to the norms of a group.

Which of the following is an example of coercive social influence?

  1. Changing your behavior to fit in with a group.

  2. Buying a product because your friends recommend it.

  3. Changing your opinion about a topic after hearing a persuasive argument.

  4. Obeying a command from a person in authority.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Coercive social influence occurs when people change their behavior due to threats or punishments.

What is the term for the tendency to conform to the opinions of others, even when those opinions are incorrect?

  1. Groupthink

  2. Social loafing

  3. Deindividuation

  4. Pluralistic ignorance

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Groupthink is a phenomenon in which people in a group suppress their individual opinions in order to reach a consensus.

What is the term for the tendency to exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone?

  1. Groupthink

  2. Social loafing

  3. Deindividuation

  4. Pluralistic ignorance

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Social loafing is a phenomenon in which individuals in a group exert less effort than they would if they were working alone.

What is the term for the loss of individual identity and self-awareness that can occur in group situations?

  1. Groupthink

  2. Social loafing

  3. Deindividuation

  4. Pluralistic ignorance

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Deindividuation is a phenomenon in which individuals in a group lose their sense of individual identity and self-awareness.

What is the term for the phenomenon in which people are unaware of the fact that others share their beliefs or attitudes?

  1. Groupthink

  2. Social loafing

  3. Deindividuation

  4. Pluralistic ignorance

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pluralistic ignorance is a phenomenon in which people are unaware of the fact that others share their beliefs or attitudes.

Which of the following is an example of a heuristic?

  1. Using the availability heuristic to estimate the probability of an event.

  2. Using the representativeness heuristic to judge the likelihood of an event.

  3. Using the anchoring heuristic to make a decision.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Heuristics are mental shortcuts that people use to make judgments and decisions.

Which of the following is an example of a cognitive bias?

  1. The confirmation bias

  2. The framing effect

  3. The anchoring bias

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cognitive biases are systematic errors in thinking that can lead to poor judgments and decisions.

Which of the following is an example of a persuasion technique?

  1. Using emotional appeals to influence people's attitudes.

  2. Using logical arguments to convince people of a point of view.

  3. Using social proof to show people that others are doing something.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Persuasion techniques are strategies that people use to influence the attitudes and behaviors of others.

Which of the following is an example of a conformity experiment?

  1. The Asch conformity experiment

  2. The Milgram obedience experiment

  3. The Stanford prison experiment

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Asch conformity experiment is a classic experiment that demonstrates the power of social influence.

Which of the following is an example of an obedience experiment?

  1. The Asch conformity experiment

  2. The Milgram obedience experiment

  3. The Stanford prison experiment

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Milgram obedience experiment is a classic experiment that demonstrates the power of authority.

Which of the following is an example of a prison experiment?

  1. The Asch conformity experiment

  2. The Milgram obedience experiment

  3. The Stanford prison experiment

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Stanford prison experiment is a classic experiment that demonstrates the power of situational factors.

Which of the following is an example of a social influence experiment?

  1. The Asch conformity experiment

  2. The Milgram obedience experiment

  3. The Stanford prison experiment

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social influence experiments are experiments that investigate the effects of social influence on people's attitudes and behaviors.

Which of the following is an example of a social psychology experiment?

  1. The Asch conformity experiment

  2. The Milgram obedience experiment

  3. The Stanford prison experiment

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social psychology experiments are experiments that investigate the effects of social factors on people's attitudes and behaviors.

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