Milgram, Variations and Social Impact Theory recap

Which of the following variations of Milgram's study demonstrated the influence of proximity on obedience?

• Remote feedback condition

• Teacher-learner proximity condition

• Uniform variation

• Experimenter-absent variation

According to Milgram's variations, which factor decreased obedience levels?

• Distance between the teacher and the learner

• Presence of an authority figure

• Observing disobedient peers

• High level of group unanimity

Social Impact Theory indicates how three key factors (strength, immediacy and number) predict how much a person will change their thoughts, feelings and actions.

• False

• True

In Milgram's study, what was the role of the "learner"?

• To administer electric shocks

• To observe the participant's behavior

• To fake receiving electric shocks

• To instruct the participant

In Milgram's original study, what percentage of participants were willing to administer the maximum voltage to the learner?

• 50%

• 65%

• 75%

• 100%

Milgram's variations included one where the participant was required to perform the experiment in a run-down building rather than the prestigious Yale University. What was this variation called?

• Institutional authority variation

• Location variation

• Peer disobedience variation

• Community variation

In Experiment 13, where an ordinary man gave the orders, Milgram found that Obedience levels were X%?

• 65%

• 20%

• 40%

• 25%

Social Impact Theory proposes that the likelihood of conformity increases with which of the following factors?

• Decrease in group size

• Increase in group diversity

• Decrease in group status

• Decrease in group strength

What was the primary aim of Stanley Milgram's obedience study?

• To investigate the effects of authority on obedience

• To study the impact of group pressure on conformity

• To examine the influence of social roles on behavior

• To explore the bystander effect in social situations

Milgram's study included a variation where the participant had to physically force the learner's hand onto an electric shock plate. What was this variation called?

• Proximity variation

• Touch-proximity variation

• Physical contact variation

• Forced compliance variation