Milgram’s study Quiz

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 trials claiming they were just following orders

• A desire to show that Americans weren’t in any way like the Nazis

• A fear that Americans would be enlisted to go to Vietnam

Which circumstances resulted in the high levels of obedience found?

• Commands were given by an authority figure rather than another volunteer

• The experiment was conducted at a prestigious institution

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

• All of the above

Milgram’s study on obedience 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

Because they felt that they could blame the ……., most people went along with the instructions to administer shocks.

• Learner

• Teacher

• Experimenter

• None of the above

The study broke the ethical guideline of:

• Deception

• Right to withdraw

• Protection from harm

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a strength of Milgram’s experiment?

• Quantitative data was collected

• The experiment had a representative sample

• Qualitative data was collected

• The experiment used a standardized procedure; therefore, high in reliabiliy

100% of participants gave 300 volts or more.

• True

• False

What was the voltage of the shock given to participants to suggest that the shock generator delivered real shocks?

• 45 V

• 15 V

• 30 V

• 55 V

At which shock level did the learner start banging on the wall?

• 350 V

• 250 V

• 200 V

• 300 V

What was concluded from Milgram’s experiment?

• Ordinary Americans just like Germans are surprisingly obedient to authority figures

• Ordinary Americans are less likely to feel sorry for other individuals

• Ordinary Americans are surprisingly disobedient to authority figures

• None of the above