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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
In this psychologist's research study, participants were told to deliver electrical shocks to a "learner" whenever an incorrect answer was given in response to a question...
Philip Zimbardo
Solomon Asch
Stanley Milgram
This psychologist conducted a research study using Stanford University students. I his research study, students were randomly assigned to play the part of either a guard or a prisoner in a simulated prison.
Philip Zimbardo
Solomon Asch
Stanley Milgram
Obedience is defined as...
...a set of expectations in a social setting that define how one should behave
...complying with orders from someone perceived as an authority figure
...adjusting behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard
Conformity is defined as...
...a set of expectations in a social setting that define how one should behave
...complying with orders from someone perceived as an authority figure
...adjusting behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard
In Zimbardo's Prison Study how were the prisoners and guards allocated?
Participants said which role they preferred to take
Zimbardo decided who should goin each group
Randomly
First 12 to volunteer allocated prisoner role, second 12 guards
Which of the following is not a valid criticism of Zimbardo's prison study?
The study lacked internal validity due to the way the prisoners and guards were allocated
Zimbardo exaggerated the power of situational factors influencing behaviour as only about a third of the guards behaved in an aggressive manner
The participants were play acting stereotypes of how prisoners and guards are supposed to behave rather than conforming to roles
The study created ethical issues as when the prisoners requested parole they were refused and because of the distress caused
Which of the following statements about Zimbardo's prison study is false?
The guards identified more with their social role than the prisoners did
One prisoner went on hunger strike and the other prisoners considered him to be a hero
One prisoner had to be released on the first day because he showed symptoms of psychological disturbance
Zimbardo played the role of chief guard
What was being studied in the experiments?
how punishment affects learning
how unwilling humans are to hurt others
to what extent a person would follow orders
to what extent will someone suffer if told to do so for a study
As the shocks increased in the experiment...
the learner showed distress, and the experimenter encouraged the teacher to continue
the teacher was encouraged to back out of the experiment if they felt uncomfortable
the experimenter would ask the teacher and learner how they were feeling
the learner and the experimenter would encourage the teacher to continue
The teacher was instructed to shock the learner whenever...
the learner was too slow to respond
the authority figure asked them to
they felt like shocking the learner
the learner got the question wrong
In Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience and authority, the participants believed the responsibility for the shocks fell to:
The machine
The participants themselves
The authority figure
Their fellow participants
What percentage of participants in Stanley Milgram's study on obedience and authority continued to administer 450-volt shocks at the insistence of the authority figure?
75%
15%
50%
65%
This refers to an individual's tendency to follow the unspoken rules or behavior of the social group to which he or she belongs.
Social Psychology
Conformity
Obedience
Attitude
Draw me something from one of the following studies: Zimbardo, Ash, Milgram, Jane Elliot ~~~(special sticker prize to best drawing)~~~
What type of Power does Mr. Tolomei have
Coercive
Expert
Legitimate
All of them
