ACTIVITY: Milgram's Obeying Authority Experiment

What was Stanley Milgram's primary motivation for conducting his experiment?

• To study the effects of punishment on memory and learning.

• To understand why ordinary citizens committed acts of evil under authority.

• To measure the physical tolerance of individuals to electric shocks.

• To observe how people react to being deceived in a scientific setting.

In the Milgram Experiment, which role was assigned to the actual test subject (the volunteer)?

• The Experimenter

• The Teacher

• The Student

• All three roles were played by test subjects.

What was the student's actual experience when the teacher administered electric shocks for wrong answers?

• They received real electric shocks, increasing in intensity.

• They received mild electric shocks, but not life-threatening ones.

• They were actors and did not receive any actual shocks.

• They were in a different room and unaware of the shocks being administered.

What percentage of participants in Milgram's experiment administered the maximum 450-volt shock?

• 100%

• 65%

• 30%

• Less than 10%