Milgram MCQs

1. What was the name of the Nazi soldier who was tried for war crimes and claimed he was "guilty of having been obedient"?

• Adolf Hitler
• Adolf Eichmann
• Joseph Goebbels
• Heinrich Himmler

2. Which university did Milgram's study take place at?

• Yale
• Stanford
• Harvard
• Princeton

3. What type of research method is Milgram's study?

• Laboratory experiment
• Field experiment
• Overt observation
• Controlled observation

4. Which of these is not true of the sample?

• 40 participants
• All male
• All teachers
• From New Haven

5. How much were participants paid to take part?

• $4.50
• $40
• $25
• Nothing

6. What was the mean percentage prediction by a group of psychology students as to how many participants would shock all the way to 450 volts?

• 12%
• 1.2%
• 21%
• 65%

7. What was the measure of obedience in the study?

• How far along the voltage scale the participant would go
• How many participants would go all the way to 450 volts
• How many participants dropped out before reaching 450 volts
• The voltage the participant reached before dropping out

8. The person who asked the "paired-word task" questions is known as the:

• Researcher
• Learner
• Teacher
• Confederate

Draw the shock generator

Answer explanation

9. What was the voltage of the test shock that the participant received?

• 5 volts
• 40 volts
• 45 volts
• 450 volts