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Milgram's Shocking Experiment

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many participants were there in the Milgram (1965) study?

a)

30

b)

40

c)

140

d)

25

2.

How old were the participants?

a)

18-30

b)

21-35

c)

18-100

d)

20-50

3.

What sampling method was used in the study?

(a)  

4.

How did Milgram obtain his sample?

a)

Advert in the newspaper

b)

Word of mouth

c)

Social media

d)

Radio advert

5.

How much were participants paid?

a)

$40.50

b)

$450

c)

$4.50

d)

$4500

6.

The study took place at ...

(a)  

7.

What was the experimenter wearing?

(a)  

8.

What did this item of clothing indicate to participants?

(a)  

9.

Who were the 3 people involved in each trial of the study?

(a)  

10.

In the case of this study, the confederate was always the (a)  

11.

In the case of this study, the participant was always the ...

(a)  

12.

What were participants told the aim of the experiment was?

a)

The effect of negative reinforcement on learning

b)

The effect of reward in learning

c)

The effect of punishment on obedience

d)

Effect of punishment on learning

13.

In the original experiment, where was the teacher seated?

a)

In an adjoining room

b)

Next to him

c)

Behind him

d)

In another building

14.

The learner was asked to learn ...

(a)  

15.

How was the teacher instructed to respond to incorrect answers?

(a)  

16.

Shocks went up in increments of ...

(a)  

17.

When did the learner stop responding?

(a)  

18.

How was the teacher instructed to respond to this?

a)

To stop administering the shocks

b)

To ask the learner to give an answer until he did

c)

To treat no responses as incorrect and administer the shock

d)

To go on to the next question without giving a shock

19.

Which of these is NOT an example of a prod used in the experiment?

a)

Please continue

b)

The experiment requires you to continue

c)

You have no choice but to continue

d)

Would you like to continue?

20.

What percentage of participants went up to 300 volts?

(a)  

21.

What percentage of participants went up to 450 volts?

(a)  

22.

What is the research method of this study?

(a)