Sociology Chapter 6
This sixth chapter of sociology will test your knowledge on such subjects as the Asch Task, reference groups, transformational leaders, bureaucracies, Martin Luther King Jr., the Stanley Miligram experiment and the bystander effect. How much do you know about them?
- 1.
What was shown in the Asch Task (experiment)?
- A.
Group conformity
- B.
Obedience to authority
- C.
Small group insecurity
- D.
Triad dynamics
Correct Answer
A. Group conformity -
- 2.
________ happens when members of a group ignore ways of thinking and plans of action that go against the group consensus.
- A.
Group censorship
- B.
Peer pressure
- C.
Group think
- D.
Group preservation
Correct Answer
C. Group think -
- 3.
A reference group is ____________.
- A.
A group toward which one feels antagonism or contempt
- B.
Usually a small group characterized by face-to-face interaction and a strong sense of commitment
- C.
A group that provides a standard for judging one's attitudes or behaviors
- D.
A group one belongs to and toward which one feels loyalty and respect
Correct Answer
C. A group that provides a standard for judging one's attitudes or behaviors -
- 4.
Larger groups tend to be more stable than smaller groups of two (dyads) or three (triads).
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 5.
Research indicates that people are highly susceptible to group pressure. Many will do what others tell them to do, even when the consequences could involve injury to others, as demonstrated by Stanley Milgram.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 6.
Transformational leaders are concerned with getting the job done, while transactional leaders are more concerned with the nature of the group itself.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 7.
Which of the following statements is not true about bureaucracies?
- A.
All modern organizations are to some degree bureaucratic.
- B.
Bureaucracy is characterized by a clearly defined hierarchy of authority.
- C.
Members of the organization own the material resources with which they operate.
- D.
There are written rules governing the conduct of officials (who work full-time for a salary).
Correct Answer
C. Members of the organization own the material resources with which they operate. -
- 8.
The Kitty Genovese story was an example of:
- A.
Group think
- B.
Bystander effect or diffusion of responsibility
- C.
Authoritarian conformity
- D.
Group conformity
Correct Answer
B. Bystander effect or diffusion of responsibility -
- 9.
Martin Luther King Jr. would be an example of a transformational leader.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 10.
The majority of people in the Stanley Milgram experiment continued to give shocks even when they thought they were hurting someone.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 11.
Which of the following is true about the bystander effect?
- A.
Ambiguity, cohesiveness and diffusion of responsibility are all variables of this effect.
- B.
The probability of help is inversely related to the number of bystanders--the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help
- C.
Individuals may not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present
- D.
All of the above are true.
- E.
A and B are correct but C is not.
- F.
A and C are correct but B is not.
Correct Answer
D. All of the above are true. -
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