In his study of conformity, Solomon Asch found that __________.
a. subjects stood by their own answers and were not influenced by the incorrect responses of Asch's assistants
b. subjects chose to conform to the incorrect responses of Asch's assistants about onethird (33 percent) of the time
c. subjects chose to conform to the incorrect responses of Asch's assistants over onehalf (50 percent) of the time
d. subjects always chose to conform to the incorrect responses of Asch's assistants
Question 2Such diverse historical figures as Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Cesar Chavez, are examples of__________ leaders.
a. traditional
b. charismatic
c. rational-legal
d. bureaucratic
Question 3__________ is the process of reshaping existing cultural items into a new form. Guns, video games, and airplanes are examples that positively or negatively affect our lives today.
a. Discovery
b. Invention
c. Diffusion
d. Diversity
Question 4Sociologists refer to the process of maintaining or changing behavior to comply with the norms established by a society, subculture, or other group as __________.
a. conformity
b. anticipatory socialization
c. social control
d. groupthink
Question 5All of the following are characteristics of charismatic authority EXCEPT that it:
a. tends to be temporary and relatively unstable.
b. may be legitimized by extraordinary insight.
c. often becomes legitimized on the basis of long-standing custom.
d. is usually limited to a small number of faithful followers.
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