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In the experiments conducted by Solomon Asch, what was the main task that subjects had to perform?

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a. pretend they were prison guards

b. selecting line sizes

c. plunge their hands into buckets of water that were either ice cold or scalding hot

d. deliver electric shocks to helpless victims

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In the Stanford Prison Study, male college students agreed to participate in a two-week experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and guards. The researchers found that:

Select one:

a. within a short time the prisoners became distressed and panicky, developing emotional symptoms and stress-related illnesses.

b. about five percent of the guards became tyrannical, giving the prisoners electric shocks when they were slow in obeying.

c. 90 percent of the guards tried to be "tough but fair" and demanded that the tyrannical guards lighten up on the prisoners because it was only an experiment.

d. the study was conducted in an unused wing of a real prison; therefore, the realistic atmosphere enhanced the role behavior of prisoners and guards.

Solomon Asch set up an experiment in which eight people were shown a 10-inch line and then had to choose the line that matched it in length from a choice of three other lines. Through this experiment, Asch was studying

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a. bystander apathy.

b. social loafing.

c. groupthink.

d. conformity.

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The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency of people to

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a. overestimate the role of situational factors in the behavior of others.

b. overestimate the role of dispositional factors in the behavior of others.

c. overestimate the role of situational factors in their own behavior.

d. overestimate the role of dispositional factors in their own behavior.

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19) In the experiments conducted by Solomon Asch, what was the main task that subjects had to perform? selecting line sizes

20) In the Stanford Prison Study, male college students agreed to participate in a two-week experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and guards. The researchers found that: within a short time the prisoners became distressed and panicky, developing emotional symptoms and stress-related illnesses.

21) Solomon Asch set up an experiment in which eight people were shown a 10-inch line and then had to choose the line that matched it in length from a choice of three other lines. Through this experiment, Asch was studying conformity

22) The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency of people to overestimate the role of dispositional factors in the behavior of others.

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