______is best known for his research on conformity.

Related Mcqs:

1. ______is speculative statement about the relationship between two or more factors known as variables

   A. An operational definition
   B. A theory
   C. An hypothesis
   D. A correlation

2. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 4
   D. 3 & 4

3. In Asch’s study of conformity, subjects:

   A. were ordered to give consistently wrong answers to simples
   B. were ordered to deliver painful electric shocks to stranger
   C. indicated which of three lines matched a “standard line” in length
   D. became the recipients of painful electric shocks delivered by an experimental accomplice

4. ______is the study of social stability and order?

   A. Social dynamics
   B. Social statics
   C. Positivism
   D. Rationalization

5. In Asch’s studies______were found to be the key determinants of conformity.

   A. task difficulty and group size
   B. the group leader’s personality and group unanimity
   C. group size and the subjects’ intelligence
   D. group size and group unanimity

6. ______is the study of social stability and order.

   A. Social dynamics
   B. Social statics
   C. Positivism
   D. Rationalization

7. ______is an example of a congenital problem.

   A. William Syndrome
   B. Exposure to radiation
   C. Down’s Syndrome
   D. Color blindness

8. Moral behavior in conformity with the moral code of the social group “moral” comes from the____word mores, meaning manners, customs and folkways:

   A. Greek
   B. Latin
   C. English
   D. Arabic

9. ______is an individualizing and a socializing process that furthers personal advancement as well as social living:

   A. discussion
   B. Growth
   C. Emotional development
   D. Education

10. Foolish conformity to peer pressure is most likely to be motivated by_____needs.

    A. Sexual
    B. achievement
    C. self-actualization
    D. safety
    E. belongingness