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WorksheetsQLD Unit 4 Obedience (Milgram)
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 31mins
In the Milgram studies, the dependent measure was the
highest level of shock supposedly administered
location of the learner
length of the line
number of people in the group.
Stanley Milgram focused his shock experiments on the theme of...
conformity to the group.
obedience to authority.
the influence of ascribed roles on behaviour.
the nature of prosocial behaviour.
The original idea for Milgram's experiment was based on...
an interest in the civil disobedience marches of the 1960s.
the defense of former Nazis during the Nuremberg trials claiming they were just following orders
a desire to show that Americans were not in any way like the Nazis.
a fear that he and other Americans would be conscripted to go to Vietnam.
In Stanley Milgram’s obedience study, what circumstances resulted in the highest levels of obedience?
When commands were given by an authority figure rather than another volunteer
When experiments were done at a prestigious institution
When the authority figure was present in the room with the subject; and the learner was in another room
All answers listed
What is a difference between obedience and conformity?
In conformity, there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.
In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.
Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules, whereas obedience does not.
Obedience is an indirect request, whereas conformity is a direct request.
Conformity involves agreeing to change in response to a request, whereas obedience involves an indirect request for agreement.
A problem with the agentic state explanation is that:
It can't explain why the proportion of people who obeyed the experimenter in Milgram's study was so high.
It can't explain why some people in Milgram's study did not obey the experimenter.
There is no research support.
It is not useful as legitimacy of authority.
Legitimacy of authority is a good explanation of cultural differences in obedience because:
Some cultures are more traditionally respectful of authority than others.
Some cultures are less traditionally respectful of authority than others.
Cultures differ in the way parents raise children to view authority figures.
All of these.
In Stanley Milgram's original study of power and obedience, ___ of his participants gave what they believed to be electric shocks up till the supposed "severe danger" level.
10%
65%
72%
40%
Which factor increased obedience in later versions of Milgram's study?
Reducing the distance between teacher and learner
Reducing the perceived legitimacy of the authority figure
Having a "rebel" present who refused to follow orders
Having two confederates present who obeyed all orders
Which factor most decreased obedience in later versions of Milgram's study?
The presence of a rebel, who disobeyed the authority figure's instructions
The presence of two obedient confederates, who obeyed the authority figure's instructions
Greater proximity between the "teacher" and the "learner"
Reducing the perceived legitimacy of the authority figure
Both Milgram and Asch did not give their participants an accurate representation of what the research involved. This means that each experiment involved...
a failure to debrief participants.
a significant degree of deception.
a lack of voluntary participation.
genuine physiological harm.
In Milgram's other experiments, he found that when the learner and teacher were in the same room, the teachers (participants)...
were more obedient (administered electric shocks more).
were less obedient (administered electric shocks less).
showed the same level of obedience as the original study.
only administered the electric shocks if others disobeyed.
When the experimenter was not wearing a white lab coat, the teacher's obedience
decreased.
increased.
remained the same as when they wore a white lab coat.
increased, but only when the experimenter was in the same room.
