Author Question: Elise is participating in research and is placed in a dark room and asked to estimate the movement ... (Read 168 times)

newbem · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Elise is participating in research and is placed in a dark room and asked to estimate the movement of a dot of light projected on a screen. This is similar to research by Sherif that demonstrated the power of

a. normative social influence.
b. conversion.
c. informational social influence.
d. obedience to authority.

Question 2

Why would Muzafer Sherif, a social psychologist, choose the autokinetic effect (a perceptual illusion) to study social conformity? He wanted

a. to construct a situation that was ambiguous.
b. participants to feel pressure to obey his instructions.
c. to use a dark room to foster a sense of cohesion in the group.
d. to study the influence of perceptions on social behavior.