When Participants Were First Placed in a Dark Room Alone

question 114

Multiple Choice

When participants were first placed in a dark room alone and asked to estimate the apparent movement of a point of light, individuals were consistent in their own estimates, and these estimates differed greatly from participant to participant. When participants made the same estimates in a group setting, their estimates converged. According to Muzafer Sherif (1936) , this happened because conformity occurs when people __________.

• A) feel anonymous in a group
• B) feel uncomfortable and insecure
• C) can use others' behaviors as cues for what's right.
• D) can use anonymity to control others

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Definitions:

Job-order Costing System

An accounting system that accumulates costs per individual job or project to calculate profitability and costs.

Indirect Labor Cost

Costs related to employees who assist in the production process but do not actively work on the product, such as maintenance staff and supervisors.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, including utilities, depreciation, and supervision expenses, not directly tied to specific product units.

Job-order Costing System

An accounting method that assigns costs to specific production batches or projects, tracking the direct and indirect costs involved.