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Obedience

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The participants were all

a)

male

b)

female

c)

children

d)

chimpanze

2.

The dependent variable is

a)

The type of prods used

b)

The type of prods used

c)

The level of shock given to learner

d)

The switches

3.

Which one of these was not a prod used by Mr Williams

a)

'please continue/please go on'

b)

'the experimenter requires that you go on'

c)

'go on or else I will have to terminate the experiment'

d)

'it is absolutely essential that you go on'

4.

The participants responded to the stress of the experiment in many ways including

a)

Laughing

b)

Stuttering

c)

Biting their lips

d)

All of these

5.

The participants were paid

a)

$3.00

b)

$4.50

c)

$15.00

d)

$30.00

6.

The number of participants used was

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

7.

The study demonstrates that

a)

People are naturally nasty

b)

The situation is a powerful influence of behaviour

c)

Personality will always come through

d)

Americans are more obedient than Germans

8.

How many participants went up to 300 volts

a)

All of them

b)

30 of them

c)

20 of them

d)

10 of them

9.

The participants were recruited by

a)

Telephone

b)

TV adverts

c)

Direct mail and newspaper articles

d)

University staff

10.

The participants all volunteered believing they were to do

a)

A study on aggression

b)

A study on power

c)

A study on memory and learning

d)

A study on electricity

11.

The participant was told that the learner had to learn

a)

Maths problems

b)

Word pairs

c)

Anagrams

d)

Sign language

12.

Q10. Which of the following was NOT a defence put forward by Milgram in response to criticism of his controversial obedience experiments?

a)

The participants were fully debriefed

b)

A large majority of participants said that they were glad to have taken part in the experiment

c)

The ethical concerns would have been much less if nearly everyone had simply disobeyed

d)

e) All of these

13.

A form of behaviour that resists the pressures to conform or to obey authority is called:

a)

Non-compliant behaviour

b)

Minority behaviour

c)

Social power

d)

Independent behaviour

14.

Which of the following does informed consent NOT usually refer to?

a)

Being informed about what will be required

b)

The right to compare one's responses with those of other participants

c)

Being informed about the purpose of the research

d)

The right to confidentiality