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You are eating out at a restaurant with a group of people.All of the others in your party have ordered and now it is your turn to order.Using the research on conformity, what factors will influence whether you are likely to conform?

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Conformity involves yielding to social p...

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A positive or negative evaluation of an object of thought defines

A) an attitude.
B) an opinion.
C) a schema.
D) a preference.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Covert attitudes that are expressed subtly and automatically are known as __________ attitudes.

When Darren's classmate earns a "D" on an for their history class, Darren figures the classmate is unmotivated and should have spent more time working on the paper and less time socialising.The classmate is disappointed with her grade, but she knows she didn't have much time to work on the because she had to work double-shifts the entire week before the paper was due.The different attributions for the low grade on the illustrate

Sally and Neil have been married for 15 years.They have an extremely warm and trusting relationship, and even though Neil frequently travels on business, Sally never worries about him seeing other women.According to Hatfield and Berscheid, Sally and Neil share

When members of a cohesive group emphasise concurrence at the expense of critical thinking in arriving at a decision, ____________________ is said to have occurred.

Groups seeking donations often ask people to simply sign a petition first.This approach illustrates which of the following social influence techniques?

Putting personal goals ahead of group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes is referred to as

Phoebe saw the passenger in the seat across the aisle suddenly slump forward in her seat.While the other passengers looked around for a flight attendant, Phoebe immediately started to administer CPR.In this case, Phoebe's actions are the opposite of what would be expected based on

Stereotyping is an abnormal process that is automatic and saves on time and effort and allows people to generalise the world and ignore the diversity within social groups.

Prejudicial stereotypes are so pervasive and insidious they often operate automatically, even in people who truly renounce prejudice.

The studies by Asch and by Milgram indicate that both conformity to group pressure and obedience to commands are reduced by

The NASA personnel who were in charge of the space shuttle launch had clear evidence that freezing temperatures could pose a problem for the shuttle, but they chose to ignore the evidence and proceeded with the launch anyway.The process that would BEST explain why the launch went ahead, even though there was evidence that indicated it should be delayed, is

Yielding to real or imagined social pressure defines which of the following terms?