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B4 Hofling's Experiment

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11th Grade

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B4 Hofling's Experiment
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main aim of Charles K Hofling's Hospital Experiment of Obedience?

To test the intelligence of nurses in a hospital setting.

To create a more realistic study of obedience than Milgram's.

To evaluate the effectiveness of medication.

To assess the communication skills of nurses.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How were the nurses instructed to administer the medication in Hofling's experiment?

Via a written prescription.

Through a face-to-face meeting with the doctor.

Over the telephone by a 'doctor'.

By a nurse supervisor.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reaction of the nurses when they were given orders to administer a dose above the maximum allowed?

All nurses refused to comply.

21 out of 22 nurses complied with the orders.

Half of the nurses complied, and half refused.

None of the nurses complied.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the medication used in the experiment?

It was a real medication.

It was a placebo.

It was not real, but the nurses thought it was.

It was a vitamin supplement.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the nurses supposed to do according to hospital protocol regarding telephone instructions?

They were supposed to follow all telephone instructions.

They were not supposed to take instructions by phone.

They were supposed to verify the instructions with a colleague.

They were supposed to record the instructions in a logbook.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Hofling's experiment demonstrate about people's behaviour towards authority?

People are very willing to question authority.

People are very unwilling to question supposed 'authority'.

People always follow their own judgement over authority.

People are indifferent to authority.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many nurses, when asked hypothetically, said they would not comply with the order?

0 out of 22

11 out of 22

31 out of 33

22 out of 22

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