QLD Unit 4 Obedience (Milgram)

In the Milgram studies, the dependent measure was the

• highest level of shock supposedly administered

• location of the learner

• length of the line

• number of people in the group.

Stanley Milgram focused his shock experiments on the theme of...

• conformity to the group.

• obedience to authority.

• the influence of ascribed roles on behaviour.

• the nature of prosocial behaviour.

The original idea for Milgram's experiment was based on...

• an interest in the civil disobedience marches of the 1960s.

• the defense of former Nazis during the Nuremberg trials claiming they were just following orders

• a desire to show that Americans were not in any way like the Nazis.

• a fear that he and other Americans would be conscripted to go to Vietnam.

In Stanley Milgram’s obedience study, what circumstances resulted in the highest levels of obedience?

• When commands were given by an authority figure rather than another volunteer

• When experiments were done at a prestigious institution

• When the authority figure was present in the room with the subject; and the learner was in another room

• All answers listed

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

• In conformity, there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.

• In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.

• Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules, whereas obedience does not.

• Obedience is an indirect request, whereas conformity is a direct request.

• Conformity involves agreeing to change in response to a request, whereas obedience involves an indirect request for agreement.

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

• Obedience
• Conformity 
• Peer pressure
• Evolution

Which of the following does NOT increase the likelihood of obedience?

• Watching others obeying orders
• Authority figure who is the same gender as the person receiving the commands 
• Having the researcher give commands face-to-face
• Belief that the person giving commands will be responsible for any possible consequences

Milgram's studies on obedience to authority showed that

• most people were able to resist the experimenter's pressure to shock the 'learner.'
• obedience was strongly linked to the subject's personality.
• subjects readily imitated aggressive behavior after seeing violent movies.
• most 'teachers' delivered the maximum amount of shock to the 'learner.'

In Milgram's study on obedience to authority, what method was used?

• People were asked to tell a lie.about themselves.
• 'Learners' received an electroshock from 'teachers.'
• Participants were paid $100 to view a videotape.
• A confederate pretended to need help from bystanders.

Because they felt that they could blame the __________, most people went along with the instructions to administer shock in the Milgram experiment.

• learner
• teacher
• experimenter
• situation