
Explaining Obedience
Authored by Rhiannon Goodrich
Social Studies, Science
11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following is a dispositional explanation for obedience?
Legitimacy of authority
Authoritarian Personality
Agency Theory
Gradual Commitment
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
According to Adorno, people with an authoritarian personality...
are highly obedient to authority
look with contempt on people with inferior social status
favour traditional values
all of the above
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
'Believing you are carrying out the wishes of someone else' is a brief description of:
Informational influence
Situational explanation of obedience
Agentic state
Legitimacy of authority
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Authoritarian personality is measured using the:
Assertiveness scale
Potential-for-fascism scale
AP-scale
Potential for obedience scale
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Legitimacy of authority is a good explanation of cultural differences in obedience because:
some cultures are traditionally more respectful of authority than others.
some cultures are traditionally less respectful of authority than others.
cultures vary in the way parents raise children to view authority figures.
all of the above.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Authoritarian personality develops because a child:
receives unconditional love and affection from parents
is spoiled by parents who do not use any discipline
experiences feelings of hostility towards his or her parents that cannot be directly expressed
is accepted regardless of their achievements
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
A problem with agentic state as an explanation for obedience is:
it's can't explain why the proportion of people who obeyed in Milgram's study was so high
it can't explain why some people in Milgram's study did not obey.
there is no research support.
it is not as useful as legitimacy of authority.
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