Obedience Research Studies Quiz

Who conducted the controversial 'electric shock' experiments on obedience in the 1960s?

• Stanley Milgram

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

What was the primary goal of Jerry Burger's 2009 study?

• To analyze the influence of peer pressure on obedience

• To understand the impact of social media on obedience

• To revisit Milgram's study and add some variations

• To study the effects of music on obedience

In Hofling's Hospital Experiment, what percentage of nurses obeyed the doctor's orders to administer the medication?

• 60%

• 80%

• 95%

• 40%

What actions were the Nazi's defending at the Nuremberg War Criminal trials, by saying "they were only following orders"?

• Acts of terrorism

• Acts of genocide

• Acts of espionage

• Acts of rebellion

What did Milgram's study reveal about the obedience level when the original experimenter wore everyday clothes instead of a lab coat?

• Dropped to 20%

• Increased to 80%

• Remained the same at 65%

• Dropped to 40%

What did Burger's study suggest about people's willingness to obey authority figures in a modern context?

• It varies based on gender

• It has increased compared to the 1960s

• It has remained the same as in the 1960s

• It has significantly diminished over time

What happened when Burger introduced a further actor who refused to go beyond 90 volts?

• The rate of obedience dropped significantly.

• The experiment continued with the subject being forced to continue

• The actor was immediately removed from the experiment
• The experiment was paused while the subject was convinced to continue

What did Hofling's experiment demonstrate about people's willingness to question supposed 'authority'?

• They are very willing to question authority

• They question authority when it is morally wrong

• They are very unwilling to question authority

• They question authority only in certain situations

What did Milgram want to investigate through his experiments on obedience?

• The impact of social media on obedience

• The influence of peer pressure on obedience

• Whether Germans were particularly obedient to authority figures

• The effects of music on obedience

What did Elms & Milgram find about highly obedient participants in Milgram’s study?

• They were more significantly independent

• They were more significantly introverted

• They were more significantly rebellious

• They were more significantly authoritarian