Everyone knows that when you get on an elevator you stand facing the doors. Right? Can strangers’ behavior make us break the norm? Candid Camera put it to the test.
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After you've watched the video, click the link below to answer questions about what you've learned.
1. In the segment in which the young man takes off and puts on his hat, he is demonstrating the capacity to learn from observing others. This is known as:
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2. Think about the last time you went into an elevator. When you approached the elevators, did you have to think about which way to face in the elevator? Imagine how the people in the Face the Rear video felt in this situation. The vast majority of experienced elevator riders do not think about what to do. A specific set of behavioral norms associated with a specific setting or situation is known as:
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3. In each of the segments of this video, the person who enters the elevator and is unaware that this is a setup situation, eventually faces the back of the elevator. This phenomenon in which this person has changed his behavior so that he is behaving like the majority in the elevator is called:
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4. The Face the Rear video is similar to Asch’s study in that ________ influence tells the subject of the video how to fit in with the rest of the people in the elevator.
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5. Let’s assume that the people who were featured in the video did NOT change their attitudes or beliefs about the proper way to face in an elevator. They only changed their behavior to conform to the group. Which of the following options is the correct description of their behavior and beliefs?