Lesson 4.1.1.2

4.1.1.2 Explanations for conformity and Asch's variables Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. Which explanation of conformity is based on the wish to be right and the use of others as a source of information in an unclear situation?

    • Informational social influence
    • Agentic state
    • Authoritarian personality
    • Normative social influence

  2. Which explanation of conformity is based on the desire to be liked and accepted by the group?

    • Informational social influence
    • Legitimacy of authority
    • Normative social influence
    • Locus of control

  3. Which explanation of conformity typically leads to internalisation?

    • Social inhibition
    • Normative social influence
    • Informational social influence
    • Deindividuation

  4. Which type of conformity is most often linked to normative social influence?

    • Compliance
    • Minority-led resistance
    • Authoritarian obedience
    • Internalisation

  5. In Asch's baseline research, what was the primary judgement task?

    • Matching line lengths
    • Judging sound volume
    • Classifying facial expressions
    • Estimating jar sweets

  6. What was the average conformity rate on critical trials in Asch's study?

    • Ten percent
    • Eighty-nine percent
    • Thirty-three percent
    • Sixty-five percent

  7. At what number of confederates did conformity rates level off in Asch's study?

    • One
    • Three
    • Eight
    • Fifteen

  8. What effect did a dissenting confederate have on conformity in Asch's research?

    • No effect
    • Increased conformity
    • Reversed responses
    • Decreased conformity

  9. Which variable from Asch's research shows that conformity is more likely when the task is harder?

    • Locus of control
    • Task difficulty
    • Group size
    • Group unanimity

  10. Which explanation applies when someone conforms because they lack knowledge?

    • Compliance
    • Informational social influence
    • Normative social influence
    • Social facilitation

  11. Which explanation drives conformity purely to gain social acceptance?

    • Normative social influence
    • Internalisation
    • Informational social influence
    • Identification

  12. What happens to informational social influence when a task becomes very clear?

    • It reverses
    • It increases
    • It stays constant
    • It decreases

  13. Which process is typically linked to normative social influence?

    • Internalisation
    • Compliance
    • Identification
    • Assimilation

  14. Which situational variables did Asch manipulate in his conformity research?

    • Age and gender
    • Task length and colour
    • Intelligence and status
    • Group size and unanimity

  15. What happens to conformity rates in Asch's research when group size increases beyond four confederates?

    • They plateau
    • They decrease
    • They fluctuate
    • They increase

  16. Which explanation of conformity best accounts for public compliance without any private acceptance?

    • Normative social influence
    • Internalisation
    • Identification
    • Informational social influence

  17. What is a major methodological limitation of Asch's conformity research?

    • Uncontrolled sample
    • Artificial lab task
    • Lack of quantitative data
    • Biased experimenter effects

  18. Which major limitation applies to the tasks used in Asch's conformity studies?

    • Poor standardization
    • High demand characteristics
    • Unreliable measurements
    • Low ecological validity

  19. Which factor increases conformity by making participants uncertain about the correct answer?

    • Task difficulty
    • Group size
    • Anonymity
    • Unanimity

  20. Which situational factor directly increases normative social influence during a conformity task?

    • Public response
    • Task ambiguity
    • Written answers
    • Expertise

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