WorksheetsAuthority and Obedience Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does it mean for authority to be legitimate?
Authority is agreed upon by society
Authority is destructive
Authority is callous and cruel
Authority is independent
Who are some examples of authority figures?
Parents, teachers, police officers
Friends, siblings, classmates
Celebrities, athletes, musicians
Strangers, neighbors, co-workers
What is an agentic state?
When an individual carries out the orders of an authority figure
When an individual acts autonomously and chooses their behavior
When an individual feels responsible for their actions
When an individual experiences high anxiety
What is an agentic shift?
When a person changes from an autonomous state to an agentic state
When a person takes responsibility for their actions
When a person experiences moral strain
When a person denies the damage they are doing
What are binding factors?
Aspects of the situation that allow a person to ignore or minimise the damaging effect of their behaviour
Aspects of the situation that increase the level of personal responsibility
Aspects of the situation that shift the responsibility to the victim
Aspects of the situation that decrease obedience
In Milgram's baseline study, what was the obedience rate when the learner and the teacher were in adjoining rooms?
65%
40%
30%
20.5%
In the proximity variation of Milgram's study, where were the teacher and learner located?
Adjoining rooms
Same room
Different buildings
Different cities
What was the obedience rate in the proximity variation where the teacher and learner were in the same room?
65%
40%
30%
20.5%
In the touch proximity condition of Milgram's study, what did the teacher have to do when the learner refused to answer a question?
Force the learner's hand onto the electroshock plate
Give a verbal warning
Give a mild shock
Leave the room
What was the obedience rate in the touch proximity condition of Milgram's study?
65%
40%
30%
20.5%
In the remote instruction condition of Milgram's study, how did the experimenter give instructions to the teacher?
In person
Through a video call
By telephone
Through written notes
What was the obedience rate in the remote instruction condition of Milgram's study?
65%
40%
30%
20.5%
In which location did Milgram conduct a variation of his obedience study?
Yale University office
Run-down building
Public park
Luxury hotel
What was the obedience rate in the variation of Milgram's study conducted in a run-down building?
65%
47.5%
40%
30%
What did the experimenter wear in Milgram's baseline study?
Grey lab coat
White lab coat
Casual clothes
No specific attire
In the variation of Milgram's study where the experimenter was replaced by a member of the public, what was the obedience rate?
65%
47.5%
40%
20%
In Bickman's field experiment, who was more likely to be obeyed by members of the public?
Milkman
Security guard
Person in ordinary clothes
No significant difference
According to Adorno's research, what did people with authoritarian leanings identify with?
Weak people
People of higher status
People of lower status
People of the same status
What is a characteristic of people with an authoritarian personality?
Extreme respect for authority
Dislike for people of the same status
Flexible outlook
Comfortable with uncertainty
According to Adorno, what is the origin of the authoritarian personality?
Genetic factors
Childhood experiences
Social influence
Educational system
