Obedience

Milgram's shock experiment took place at ____ University

Draw the experiment set up in Milgram's baseline study

Answer explanation

What was the obedience rate in the baseline experiment?

• 40%

• 48%

• 65%

• 78%

What were the three ethical guidelines Milgram broke?

Answer explanation

Protection from harm, deception and right to withdraw

In the location variation, where did Milgram move his experiment to?

Answer explanation

Run down office block

What was the rate of obedience in the uniform variation?

• 20%

• 21%

• 30%

• 40%

In Bushman's (1988) experiment, what was the rate of obedience when a female confederate dressed as a police officer asked for change for a parking meter?

• 48%

• 52%

• 72%

• 76%

Which two are situational variables that can affect obedience?

• Proximity

• Flexibility

• Identification

• Location

What scale is used to assess authoritarianism?

• The A-scale

• The F-scale

• The P-scale

• The X-scale

A dispositional explanation for obedience is that people are more likely to obey..

• If they have an authoritarian personality

• When they are further away from the victim

• When the authority figure wears a uniform

• If they identify with the authority