Understanding Social Psychology: Insights from Classic Experiments

Who conducted the experiment that explored obedience to authority in the early 1960s?

• Irving Janis

• Stanley Milgram

• Solomon Ash

• Ranjit Bhagwat

What was the maximum voltage the shock generator in Milgram's experiment could supposedly deliver?

• 350 volts

• 500 volts

• 450 volts

• 300 volts

What percentage of participants in Milgram's initial experiment delivered the maximum 450 volt shock?

• About 33%

• About 66%

• About 75%

• About 50%

What was the main defense of Adolf Eichmann during his trial?

• He was unaware of the consequences

• He was following orders

• He was forced to do it

• He acted alone

In Solomon Ash's experiment, what was being tested?

• Physical endurance

• Memory recall

• Auditory perception

• complying with the group

What phenomenon describes the loss of self-awareness and restraint in group situations?

• Social loafing

• Group polarization

• Deindividuation

• Groupthink

What term describes the tendency to exert less effort when not individually accountable?

• Social loafing

• Social facilitation

• Normative social influence

• Automatic mimicry

What can magnify group inclinations and lead to polarization?

• Television

• The internet

• Books

• Radio

What is the term for bad decisions made by a group due to a desire for unanimity?

• Deindividuation

• Social loafing

• Group polarization

• Groupthink

Who expressed the power of conformity through a simple test in the early 1950s?

• Solomon Ash

• Stanley Milgram

• Irving Janis

• Kathleen Yale