Conformity and Obedience

Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of obedience 

• Asch
• Milgram
• Eichmann
• Durkheim 

Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of conformity? 

• Asch
• Milgram
• Eichmann
• Durkheim 

What term best describes an individual in an experiment who is being studied? 

• Confederate
• Participant
• Learner
• Client

What term best describes an actor in an experiment who is working for the researcher? 

• Confederate
• Participant
• Learner
• Subject

What term means acting in ways that fit with group norms and customs? 

• Obedience
• Conformity 
• Peer pressure
• Society

What term means changing one's behavior in response to an authority figure's command?  

• Obedience
• Conformity 
• Peer pressure
• Evolution

Why can't psychologists recreate Milgram's experiment? 

• It's protected under copywrite law
• It's unethical 
• It's not cost-effective
• The procedure has been destroyed 

What did the electric shock experiment show? 

• Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others. 
• Morality is more important to people than being obedient 
• Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct. 
• Conformity can lead to obedience 

What did the line comparison experiment reveal? 

• Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others. 
• Morality is more important to people than being obedient 
• Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct. 
• Conformity can lead to obedience 

Andy decides to clean the communal area of the shared house after receiving a message from his lieutenant.

• Conforming

• Obedience