Notorious Psychology Experiments Final Quiz

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

• Philosophy

• Astrology

• Psychology

• Hypnotherapy

What are the basic research methods in psychology?

• Descriptive, Correlational, and Experimental

• Inquiry and Intuition

• Descriptive and Environment

• Astrological and Experimental

This ethics board, which reviews research proposals prior to the start of any study, must have at least 5 members with varying backgrounds in both scientific and non-scientific areas.

• Board of Directors (BOD)

• Institutional Review Board (IRB)

• Research Study Board (RSB)

• Questioning Ethics Board (QEB)

The study of how people influence others' behavior, beliefs, and attitudes.

• Cognitive Psychology

• Social Psychology

• Developmental Psychology

• Biopsychology

The tendency of people to alter their behavior as a result of group pressure.

• Deindividuation

• The Fundamental Attribution Error

• Conformity

• Obedience

In this study, nearly 75% of the participants went along with the rest of the group at least one time.

• Zimbardo Prison Experiment

• Loftus Lost in the Mall Study

• Asch Conformity Study

• Harlow Monkey Study

Adherence to orders from those of higher authority.

• Conformity

• Obedience

• Conservation

• Deindividuation

Which famous study evaluated under what conditions will people carry out the commands of an authority figure and when will they refuse to obey?

• Zimbardo Prison Experiment

• Kohlberg's Moral Reasoning Study

• Milgram Study

• Ainsworth Attachment Study

The results of the Milgram Study showed that the majority of people are willing to deliver painful levels of electric shocks to other people.

• True

• False

The tendency of people to engage in atypical behavior when stripped of their usual identity.

• Conformity

• Conservation

• Obedience

• Dendividuation