Question 1

What did Asch find about group size?

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Conformity increased with group size but only to a point

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Increasing group size had no effect on conformity

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Conformity decreased as group size increased

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Conformity kept increasing with group size

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a social factor that affects conformity?

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Expertise

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Task difficulty

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Anonymity

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Group size

Question 3

Personality characteristics are known as dispositional factors

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true

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false

Question 4

Personality characteristics are an example of social factors that can affect conformity

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false

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true

Question 5

Asch found that group size affected conformity rates. Which results are correct?

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2 confederates = 14% -> 3 confederates = 32%

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2 confederates = 32% -> 3 confederates = 65%

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2 confederates = 32% -> 3 confederates = 75%

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2 confederates = 32% -> 3 confederates = 14%

Question 6

We are more likely to adopt the behaviour of others when we are in a group with three or more other members who are behaving in a similar way.

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true

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false

Question 7

Group size has the same effect no matter what the type of task

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false

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true

Question 8

When we can express our opinions privately this reduces concern about people disagreeing with our views as they do not know what they are.

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true

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false

Question 9

Anonymity is a social factor that affects conformity

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true

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false

Question 10

When Asch varied his study so participants could write down their answer anonymously, he found that

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fewer people conformed

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more people conformed

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there was no effect on conformity

Question 11

Anonymity has the same effect, no matter who the group are.

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false

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true

Question 12

One weakness of Asch's research in to the effect of anonymity on conformity is that other research has not found consistent findings.

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true

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false

Question 13

Task difficulty is a social factor that affects conformity

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true

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false

Question 14

Task difficulty is a dispositional factor that affects conformity

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false

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true

Question 15

What did Asch find about task difficulty?

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Conformity increased when the task became more difficult

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Increasing task difficulty had no effect on conformity

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The task was too difficult for the participants

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Conformity decreased when the task became more difficult

Question 16

One strength of Asch's research in to task difficulty is that an increase in conformity may not have been seen in everyone. People with more experience with similar tasks might be less affected by task difficulty.

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false

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true

Question 17

Giving anonymous responses decreases conformity

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true

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false

Question 18

Harder tasks increase conformity

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true

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false

Question 19

How much a person feels that they have responsibility for their own behaviour is measured along a scale. This is called...

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locus of control

Question 20

If you feel that you are in control of your own behaviour, you have an..

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internal locus of control

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external locus of control

Question 21

If you have an internal locus of control, you are...

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.. less likely to be influenced by other people and unlikely to conform

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.. more likely to be influenced by other people and likely to conform

Question 22

If you feel that you do not have control over your behaviour, you have an..

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.. external locus of control

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.. internal locus of control

Question 23

If you have an external locus of control you are...

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more likely to conform because you are much more influenced by the behaviour of other people.

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less likely to conform because you are not influenced by the behaviour of other people

Question 24

Research supports the idea that locus of control affects conformity

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true

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false

Question 25

Research suggests that locus of control does not seem to affect conformity in familiar situations.

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true

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false

Question 26

Experience increases our confidence in our own opinions and knowledge so we feel less need to conform. Which dispositional factor is this referring to?

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Expertise

Question 27

There is evidence to suggest that expertise affects conformity

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true

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false

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