WorksheetsMilgram's Shocking Experiment
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 18mins
How many participants were there in the Milgram (1965) study?
30
40
140
25
How old were the participants?
18-30
21-35
18-100
20-50
What sampling method was used in the study?
(a)
How did Milgram obtain his sample?
Advert in the newspaper
Word of mouth
Social media
Radio advert
How much were participants paid?
$40.50
$450
$4.50
$4500
The study took place at ...
(a)
What was the experimenter wearing?
(a)
What did this item of clothing indicate to participants?
(a)
Who were the 3 people involved in each trial of the study?
(a)
In the case of this study, the confederate was always the (a)
In the case of this study, the participant was always the ...
(a)
What were participants told the aim of the experiment was?
The effect of negative reinforcement on learning
The effect of reward in learning
The effect of punishment on obedience
Effect of punishment on learning
In the original experiment, where was the teacher seated?
In an adjoining room
Next to him
Behind him
In another building
The learner was asked to learn ...
(a)
How was the teacher instructed to respond to incorrect answers?
(a)
Shocks went up in increments of ...
(a)
When did the learner stop responding?
(a)
How was the teacher instructed to respond to this?
To stop administering the shocks
To ask the learner to give an answer until he did
To treat no responses as incorrect and administer the shock
To go on to the next question without giving a shock
Which of these is NOT an example of a prod used in the experiment?
Please continue
The experiment requires you to continue
You have no choice but to continue
Would you like to continue?
What percentage of participants went up to 300 volts?
(a)
What percentage of participants went up to 450 volts?
(a)
What is the research method of this study?
(a)
