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6. What did the participant do at 150 volts?
- Started to scream with agony
- Said that the shocks were painful and that he did not want to continue
- Started to scream "get me out!"
- When asked "are you okay?" replied no
7. What undermined this informed consent?
- The fact that Milgram deceived pps so they didn't in fact agree to what they were going to do
- The fact that Milgram used an actor
- The fact that Milgram published the pps names when they had not agreed to this
8. How did Milgram debrief his pps?
- He introduced them to his confederate, explained the study and checked their well being
- He didn't
- He asked them if they were okay and told them the true purpose of the study
9. What was Milgrams third variation?
- To scream at the pps if they didn't obey
- To put two disobedient confederates in the room with pps
- To put pps in the same room as the victim
- To make the study more ethical
10. Did Milgram deceive his pps?
11. Had the pps ever been in this situation and what could have this caused?
- No and so they may be more obedient as they didn't know what else to do
- Yes and so they may have been used to obeying
- Yes and so this could have lead to participant effects
12. What percentage of pps obeyed to 450 volts?
13. Did Milgram debrief his pps?
14. How much did Milgram pay his pps?
15. How did Milgram describe the electric shocks to the pps?
- That they weren't dangerous below 250 volts
- That they would be extremely painful
- That they were painful but would cause no permanent tissue damage
- That they were harmless
16. Did pps have the right to withdraw?
17. What were the signs of moral strain in the study?
- Groaning
- All of these
- Sweating
- Pps dug their fingernails into their flesh
- Trembling
- Sighs of relief when the study ended
- Nervous laughter
- Stuttering
18. Is this study replicable?
- Yes in some ways but no for ethical reasons
- No because of ethical reasons
- No
- Yes
19. What was the role of the learner?
- To administer the electric shocks
- They had to learn how to use how to use the generator
- They had to memorise word lists and recall them, they received the electric shocs
- They had to teach the pps word lists
20. Even though the learner was now unresponsive, what were the pps asked to do?
- Ask if the learner was okay
- Continue with the shocks
- Stop with the study