Social Influence Practice Test

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• Which strategy best mitigates reactance in health campaigns?
• In Asch's line-judgment study, what did the results primarily demonstrate about conformity?
• In Moscovici's minority influence study, approximately what percentage of participants conformed to the minority when it was consistent?
• What is identification?
• What were the findings of Zimbardo's study?
• Which item is NOT listed as an ethical safeguard in social influence research?
• Descriptive norms vs injunctive norms: which statement describes their roles in behavior?
• Which factor makes minority influence more successful by ensuring the message is repeated consistently?
• Which process is most closely associated with small, persistent groups bringing about change in society?
• Which statement best captures the influence of collectivist cultures and power distance on social influence?
• What is social change?
• Which statement best defines the agentic state?
• Which educational strategy helps bolster resistance to conformity among students?
• In reactance theory, when is persuasion most resisted?
• What does the snowball effect describe in minority influence?
• Which strategy can bolster resistance to social influence in educational settings?
• Groupthink is best described as which type of decision making, and which conditions increase its likelihood?
• What is social loafing and under what conditions does it occur?
• In Milgram's obedience studies, which factor is a situational variable linked to higher obedience?
• Which term describes the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to help as group size increases?
• According to Asch's findings, why do people conform to a majority?
• Which option correctly defines conformity, compliance, and obedience and their key differences?
• Which of the following is a criticism of Zimbardo's study?
• Who proposed the idea of locus of control?
• Which of the following best captures the factors contributing to online credibility in persuasive communication?
• What is one visible factor that increases perceived legitimacy of an authority?
• Milgram's legitimate authority explanation suggests obedience should decrease when the figure lacks credentials. Which statement best reflects this idea?
• In the context of social change, what is the first step in the process according to minority influence?
• According to Zajonc's drive theory, what happens when others are present during a task?
• What issue did the F-Scale have?
• According to social facilitation theory, what happens when others are present during task performance?
• Which statement best describes online credibility in contrast to traditional media credibility?
• Describe the foot-in-the-door technique and provide an example.
• In minority influence, what does consistency of position do?
• Which scenario best illustrates a descriptive norm in ongoing health messaging?
• Why is social change via minority influence often gradual?
• Which statement best describes group polarization?
• What is attitude inoculation, and how does it prepare individuals to resist persuasive attacks?
• What does the fundamental attribution error describe?
• Describe the lowball technique and its psychological mechanism.
• What does the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) say about central vs peripheral routes of persuasion?
• Which list captures Cialdini's six principles of influence?
• What did Shute's research suggest about locus of control and resistance to peer pressure regarding drugs?
• Outline the authoritarian personality as an explanation for obedience.
• Informational Social Influence (ISI) is defined as being likely to lead to what type of attitude change?
• What on social media is typically used as social proof to influence others?
• What distinguishes normative social influence from informational social influence in driving conformity?
• In the Elaboration Likelihood Model, which condition makes individuals more likely to process messages via the central route?
• According to the SIDE model, how does anonymity affect group behavior?
• Outline the authoritarian personality as an explanation of obedience.
• What is audience analysis in persuasion?
• In social support theory, what mechanism helps resistance to social influence?
• What did Rotter propose about the limits of locus of control as an explanation for resisting social influence?
• Which process involves the majority thinking more deeply about the issues being challenged?
• Which ethical issues were raised by Zimbardo's study?
• What does high self-monitoring predict about susceptibility to social influence?
• What is cryptomnesia in the social influence context?
• Which statement best defines social influence?
• Which result from Asch's variations supports social support as a resistance to conformity?
• According to Rotter, locus of control has greater influence in which type of situations?
• What did Elms and Milgram find regarding authoritarianism in Milgram’s study?
• In Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, what was observed among the prisoners?
• How does Milgram support the agency theory?
• Normative social influence is most closely associated with which outcome?
• In Hofling's nurse obedience study, how many obeyed a doctor over the phone prescribing lethal drug?
• What is the significance of a consistent minority in Moscovici's color perception study?
• How does source credibility affect persuasive impact, and when is it most influential?
• Which term describes a change in belief to align with a group that is privately accepted?
• Which of the following statements correctly describes the effect of task difficulty on conformity in Asch's studies?
• Normative social influence leads to what outcome?
• Which dimension is most associated with obedience to authority in cross-cultural contexts?
• Which finding supports the legitimacy of authority in Milgram’s work?
• Milgram's obedience experiments primarily demonstrated what phenomenon?
• What does the F-scale measure in psychology?
• Why must minorities be flexible in their approach to influence?
• Which mechanism best explains how a committed minority can influence the majority to reduce single-use plastic use?
• Which statement best describes attitude strength and accessibility?
• In minority influence, how do consistency and commitment contribute to changing majority attitudes?
• Which statement correctly differentiates descriptive norms from injunctive norms, with a health-promotion example?
• Which describes private acceptance vs public conformity?
• Which real-life example illustrates minority influence and demonstrates commitment?
• Using a random sample of Year 12 students would primarily improve which aspect of the cognitive-interview study?
• Which category best describes locus of control as an explanation for resisting social influence?
• What is the snowball effect in minority influence?
• Which statement best describes Zimbardo's research into conformity to social roles?
• Which statement about social norms is correct?
• Which theory explains conformity and obedience as a way to maintain group identity and belong to in-group norms?
• What is the scarcity principle in persuasion and a common tactic?
• Which statement best captures Milgram's implication about authority and disobedience when a disobedient model is present?
• Which finding demonstrates how breaking unanimity affects the potential for social change?
• In Asch's experiments, which factor reduces conformity?
• Which scenario best illustrates informational social influence leading to private acceptance?
• Which of the following best describes the authoritarian personality as an explanation for obedience?
• Which statement best describes social contagion?
• Which statement describes a hallmark of groupthink?
• In diffusion of responsibility, which statement about leadership's role in emergencies is true?
• Affect heuristics refer to using emotions to guide judgments in persuasion. Which option best describes this concept?
• Which processing route yields durable attitude change when the audience is motivated and capable of careful consideration?
• Which statement correctly describes compliance tactics?
• Which behavior is a classic example of social contagion in groups?
• Which statement illustrates scarcity as a principle of influence?
• Which tactic is commonly used to imply limited availability and increase perceived value?
• Compare central route and peripheral route processing with an example for each.
• Individuals with an internal locus of control are more likely to resist social influence because they believe...
• According to social influence theory, why is conformity higher in a more difficult task?
• Social support is categorized as what type of factor in resisting social influence?
• Why is social support not considered a complete explanation for resisting social influence?
• What does the augmentation principle state in minority influence?
• What effect does social support have on obedience in Milgram's experiments when participants are in small dissenting groups?
• What is a balanced view of locus of control as an explanation for resisting social influence?
• What does minority influence being latent imply for social change?
• What limitation reduces the generalizability of Moscovici's minority influence findings to real life?
• Acquiescence bias is defined as which of the following?
• In Holland's Milgram replication, what percentage of internals refused to continue to the maximum voltage, compared with externals?
• Which term describes the gradual shift from minority to majority in social influence?
• Which of the following is a limitation of Asch's conformity study?
• Which statement best describes Zimbardo's study procedure into social roles?
• What did Elms and Milgram find when comparing obedient and disobedient participants in relation to the F-scale?
• What is the agentic shift in Milgram's framework?
• Which methodological issue describes cues that influence participants to guess the study's purpose?
• Which study demonstrates the ally effect in reducing conformity?
• In the sixth form debating scenario, which approach could Samina use to persuade her peers?
• What role do emotions play in persuasion, including mood effects and affect heuristics?
• What are the conclusions of Zimbardo's experiment?
• Which principle explains that minority members may engage in extreme activities to draw attention to their cause, thereby increasing impact?
• Which of the following best describes how minority influence can lead to social change?
• What strategy reduces diffusion of responsibility in emergencies?
• In Milgram’s obedience experiments, which factor most strongly affected participants’ willingness to continue administering shocks?
• According to the SIDE model, how does identification with a group affect conformity?
• In Asch's conformity research, what was the effect of having an ally who disagrees with the majority on conformity levels?
• What is inoculation theory and how does it help resist persuasion?
• How do conformity pressure and compliance tactics differ?
• Which type of power stems from position and perceived authority?
• Which statement best reflects the agency theory's claim about obedience?
• Which statement correctly contrasts descriptive norms and injunctive norms in the context of health messaging?
• According to the material, which concept involves public and private acceptance of majority influence to gain acceptance within a group you value?
• Which option is a commonly cited criticism of Zimbardo's prison study?
• Which description best captures the authoritarian personality as it relates to obedience?
• What is the likely effect of using random sampling on the generalizability of findings?
• What is the effect of an ally presenting an alternative view on conformity and potential social change?
• What effect can anonymity have on crowd behavior?
• What is a major limitation of lab-based social influence studies when applying to real-world social change?
• During Moscovici's color perception study, what percentage of participants reported the minority color when the minority was consistent?
• Outline and evaluate the agentic state as an explanation of obedience. AO1 (8 marks)
• What is a negative aspect of legitimate authority?
• Which statement best describes pluralistic ignorance?
• Which statement best describes minority influence's typical impact?
• What characterizes influential leadership?
• Which factors contribute to the bystander effect?
• In Asch's conformity findings, which of the following statements is correct?
• Which term describes the loss of self-awareness and increased conformity in crowds due to anonymity?
• What distinguishes an attitude from a belief in social influence research?
• What is a limitation of minority influence in social change?
• In Milgram's obedience study, how did exposure to two disobedient models influence participants' likelihood to administer the highest shock level (450V)?
• What is social cryptomnesia?
• What is a typical effect of diffusion of responsibility in emergencies?
• discuss legitimacy of authority as an explanation for obedience. AO1
• What effect does high-quality messaging have on processing routes in persuasive communication?
• Define norms, roles, and statuses in group dynamics and give an example of each.
• Which of the following is NOT a type of conformity?
• Which factor makes credibility more influential on persuasion?
• What mechanism describes how social proof operates on social media?
• Which finding reports the drop in conformity from 36.8% to 5.5% when an ally is present?
• In the process of social change, which principle states that minority influence is stronger when the minority is willing to suffer for its position?
• One limitation of the authoritarian personality as an explanation of obedience.
• Which type of power uses punishment to influence behavior?
• Which is the first step in the processes of social change through minority influence?
• Describe the door-in-the-face technique and provide an example.
• What is social proof and how is it used in persuasion?
• Beyond individual differences, which situational factors influence obedience in classic experiments?
• Which of the following was NOT one of the variables Asch examined in his conformity experiments?
• Outline and evaluate the agentic state as an explanation of obedience. AO3 (8 marks)
• What strategy is most effective to counter diffusion of responsibility in emergencies?
• Which of the following best describes the key features of Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment?
• Which type of influence is driven by the desire to be liked and accepted by the group?
• Which statement best defines descriptive norms?