Conformity, Obedience and Roles

In his study of obedience, Stanley Milgram found that the majority of subjects:

• complied w/the experiment 'til the “learner” began to scream
• refused to shock the learner even once.
• complied with the experiment 'til the “learner” showed pain.
• complied with all the demands of the experiment.

The discomfort we feel when two thoughts are inconsistent is called:

• cognitive dissonance
• foot in the door phenomenon
• group polarization
• deindividuation

Tested how peer pressure to conform would influence the judgment and individuality of a test subject.

• Solomon Asch: 
• Leon Festinger
• Stanley Milgram
• Philip Zimbardo

In Milgram's study on obedience to authority, what procedure were done?

• The Learners took a real exam
• 'Learners' received an electroshock from 'teachers.'
• Participants were paid $10 for participating
• A teacher taught a real student

The ______ (native) was in on the Milgram experiment while the ______  (victim) was not.

• Teacher, Learner
• Learner, Teacher

In conclusion, why did people tend to obey the experimenter? 

• People were scared to disobey 
• People were scared of the consequences 
• People trusted the experimenter 
• People tend to obey orders from other people if they recognize their authority as morally right

What percentage of participants in Stanley Milgram's study on obedience and authority continued to administer 450-volt shocks at the insistence of the authority figure?

• 75%

• 15%

• 50%

• 65%

What did the results of Milgram's famous experiment show?

• that people aren't important in experiments

• that people were willing to obey orders to hurt others

• that ethics in science don't matter

• that guards are mean to prisoners

An experiment in which "participants" unanimously choose the wrong line. It is clear to you that they are wrong, but they have all given the same answer.

• Stanley Milgram Shock Experiment
• Leon Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Experiment
• Solomon Asch Line Experiment
• Philip Zimbardo Prison Experiment

Obedience is defined as...

• ...a set of expectations in a social setting that define how one should behave

• ...complying with orders from someone perceived as an authority figure

• ...adjusting behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard