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Social Psychology
Exam 2
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/04/2010

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Term
Social Influence
Definition
A Change in overt behavior caused by real or imagined pressure from others
Term
Conformity
Definition
behavior changed designed to match the actions of others
"to fit in"
Term
Compliance
Definition
Behavior change that occurs as a result of a direct request
Term
Obedience
Definition
compliance that occurs in response to a directive from an authority figure
Term
Asch Research
Definition
Asked college students to match the lengths of different lines.
In experimental condition, five confederates agree on wrong answer to test a person's conformity
75% Conformed to the wrong answer
Term
pain of independence
Definition
defying one's peers produced a painful emotional state that caused participants to avoid subsequent nonconformity
amygdala
Term
Foot in the Door technique
Definition
a technique that increases compliance with a large request by first getting compliance with a smaller, related request
Term
Compliance
Definition
156 housewives called on phone and asked to do something they would rather not do: allow six men to inspect everything in the house for two hours. 22% complied
Other group of women contacted twice, first with a small request, then with the group of men inspecting the house.
52% complied
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