6. What was the percentage obedience when Milgram's 1974 experiment was moved to run down offices rather than Yale?
92.5%
47.5%
45%
10%
7. What is being described? - "Experiencing anxiety because you are asked to do something which goes against your moral judgement."
Socialisation
Moral Strain
Autonomous State
Agentic State
8. Why does Burger (2008) have potential ethical issues?
There was a long time period between the end of the experiment and debriefing
He deceived ppts
He did gain informed consent
9. Was informed consent given for the boy's participation in the Robber's Cave experiment?
Parents were informed and gave informed consent
Parents weren't informed and didn't give informed consent
10. Can culture influence obedience?
There is no evidence to show it's impact
Culture has little or even no effect as is evident in many studies, such as Blass (2012)
Often
Culture has a large impact as is evident in many studies, such as Blass (2012)
11. What is obedience?
The process by which we learn the norms and rules of society
The state of acting as an agent
A form of social influence where the behaviour of an individual is influenced by a real or imagined pressure from another
Acting on one's own free will
12. What is another factor influencing obedience?
Health
Situation
Time of day
13. What is the target? (Social Impact Theory)
The source
The individual(s) being impacted upon by the source(s)
The source(s) being impacted upon by the target(s)
Everybody
14. Personality can affect obedience. What is it?
Personality refers to someone’s unique and stable responses to a situation
Personality refers to someone’s situation
Personality refers to someone’s attitude to a situation
Personality refers to someone’s unstable responses
15. Were participant's in Burger (2008) given the right to withdraw?
Yes - the participants were warned 3 times in writing that they could withdraw at any point
Yes - the participants were warned 9 times that they could withdraw at any point
No - the participants weren't warned that they could withdraw at any point and were given verbal prompts to continue
This wasn't a consideration at any point
16. What percentage of participants were found to obey authority in Milgram's 1974 experiment?
63%
65%
45%
80%
17. What did Burger (2008) conclude?
Burger concluded that Milgram’s results still stand half a century later. People are still influenced by situational factors to obey an authority figure, even if it goes against their moral values.
Burger concluded that Milgram's results didn't stand today as people are less obedient to authority
Burger concluded that empathy had an impact on obedience
18. Does the number of targets present influence the impact of the source? (Social Impact Theory)
Possibly
Yes
No
Rarely
19. What factor can lead to an increase in social force? (Social Impact Theory)
The number of source(s)
The weather
The number of target(s)
The time of day
20. What was the aim of the Robber's Cave experiment?
To test empirically if physiologically adequate intakes of vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids cause a reduction in antisocial behaviour
To see whether it’s possible to instil prejudice between two similar groups by putting them in competition with each other when competing for limited resources
To look at the effect of environment on behaviour
To research how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person