Question 1

While control participants were correct about line-length judgments more than 99 percent of the time in Asch's conformity study,his naive participants conformed to the incorrect judgments of others _____ percent of the time.

Accepted Answer

A)  12
B)  37
C)  65
D)  87E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

When Milgram's experimental series was reenacted in Bridgeport,Connecticut,far from the prestige and authority of Yale University,the proportion of participants who fully complied with orders to shock the learner _____ compared to the rate at Yale.

Accepted Answer

A)  remained unchanged
B)  decreased
C)  increased slightly
D)  increased significantlyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

The most famous and controversial experiments in social psychology were conducted by

Accepted Answer

A)  Sherif.
B)  Milgram.
C)  Asch.
D)  Watson.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

In follow-up experiments to his initial study,Milgram made the learner's protests more compelling by having him complain of a heart condition,then scream and plead for release,and finally refuse to answer.Even with this added condition,

Accepted Answer

A)  the majority of participants still fully obeyed the experimenter's demands.
B)  teachers were more reluctant to deliver initial shocks.
C)  learners became more real and personal to the teacher.
D)  fewer participants went to 450 volts.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is term that defines a change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure.

Accepted Answer

A)  Obedience
B)  Conformity
C)  Compliance
D)  PrejudiceE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Unkelbach and Memmert (2010) examined soccer matches across five seasons in Germany's premier league.Results indicated that referees

Accepted Answer

A)  rarely made mistakes when awarding yellow cards.
B)  tended to favor the visiting teams.
C)  awarded more yellow cards to the away teams in louder stadiums.
D)  showed bias in awarding yellow cards in live games but not in laboratory settings.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Jerry Burger (2009) replicated Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments where Milgram's all-male sample was replaced with a group consisting of half men and half women.The results revealed that,when compared to Milgram's 1962 men,the percentage of men who obeyed the command to deliver electric shocks at 150 volts in Burger's study

Accepted Answer

A)  increased from 22 percent to 40 percent.
B)  dropped from 83 percent to 67 percent.
C)  was consistent at 60 percent.
D)  increased from 30 to 60 percent.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 8

During the 1970s,the military junta in power in Greece initially selected candidates for officers based on their submission to authority.The candidates were first asked to guard prisoners,then to observe torture,and then to eventually practice torture.This process demonstrates how _____ can breed _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  obedience; conformity
B)  conformity; obedience
C)  compliance; acceptance
D)  acceptance; complianceE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The experimenter in Milgram's study used all of the following verbal prods to encourage participants to continue

Accepted Answer

A)  "It is absolutely essential that you continue."
B)  "You will be penalized if you refuse to go on."
C)  "You have no other choice; you must go on."
D)  "The experiment requires that you continue."E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

When Milgram asked 100 psychiatrists,college students,and middle-class adults to predict the results of his experiment,the respondents said that they thought _____ would _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  they themselves; never begin to administer the shocks
B)  they themselves; disobey by about 135 volts
C)  other people; disobey by about 210 volts
D)  other people; would go all the way to 450 voltsE) All of the above
F) B) and C) B

Question 11

When participants in Milgram's experiments wanted to quit,they were given

Accepted Answer

A)  shocks to keep them going.
B)  money as an incentive to keep going.
C)  up to four verbal prods to keep them going.
D)  a reward for being one of the few to disobey.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

As an example of the liberating effects of group influence,_____ percent of the participants in a variation of Milgram's study conformed to the confederate's behavior when the confederates defied the experimenter.

Accepted Answer

A)  90
B)  45
C)  20
D)  10E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

In light of the Milgram studies,which of the following is one of the factors that determined obedience?

Accepted Answer

A)  the victim's emotional distance
B)  the victim's physical distance
C)  the authority's closeness and legitimacy
D)  whether or not the authority was institutionalizedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

A psychiatrist who interviewed 40 of Milgram's participants a year after their participation concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  none had been harmed.
B)  many were suspicious of all authorities.
C)  a minority of them had lowered self-esteem.
D)  most regretted having served in Milgram's study.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Milgram's studies explored _____; Asch's studies explored _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  obedience; conformity
B)  conformity; norm formation
C)  obedience; norm formation
D)  conformity; obedienceE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

In one variation of his original experiment,Milgram arranged for a second confederate (posing as a fellow participant) to assume command in the experimenter's absence.As a result of this manipulation,

Accepted Answer

A)  most teachers agreed to comply with the orders of their fellow group member.
B)  the teachers competed with him and with each other for the role of leader.
C)  participants became more positive about their roles in this cohesive group,and some even became enthusiastic.
D)  80 percent of the teachers refused to comply fully.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

In a variation of Stanley Milgram's classic obedience experiments,when Milgram's experimenter gave the commands by telephone,full obedience

Accepted Answer

A)  dropped to 1 percent.
B)  dropped to 21 percent.
C)  dropped to 45 percent.
D)  increased to 73 percent.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B) B

Question 18

In a study by Hofling and his colleagues (1966) ,22 hospital nurses were called by an unknown physician and ordered to administer an obvious drug overdose.Results showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  most would not act on the order unless the caller named a familiar physician as a reference.
B)  most nurses refused to comply unless given the order in writing.
C)  less experienced nurses complied but the more experienced ones challenged the order.
D)  all but one proceeded to comply without delay.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

In a variation of Milgram's study,teachers were required to force the learner's hand into contact with a shock plate.Under these conditions,_____ percent obeyed.

Accepted Answer

A)  100
B)  70
C)  30
D)  15E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A type of compliance involving acting in accord with a direct order or command is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotyping.
B)  dissonance.
C)  conformity.
D)  obedience.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 14: How Nice People Get Corrupted

While control participants were correct about line-length judgments more than 99 percent of the time in Asch's conformity study,his naive participants conformed to the incorrect judgments of others _____ percent of the time.

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When Milgram's experimental series was reenacted in Bridgeport,Connecticut,far from the prestige and authority of Yale University,the proportion of participants who fully complied with orders to shock the learner _____ compared to the rate at Yale.

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The most famous and controversial experiments in social psychology were conducted by

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In follow-up experiments to his initial study,Milgram made the learner's protests more compelling by having him complain of a heart condition,then scream and plead for release,and finally refuse to answer.Even with this added condition,

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Which of the following is term that defines a change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure.

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Unkelbach and Memmert (2010) examined soccer matches across five seasons in Germany's premier league.Results indicated that referees

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During the 1970s,the military junta in power in Greece initially selected candidates for officers based on their submission to authority.The candidates were first asked to guard prisoners,then to observe torture,and then to eventually practice torture.This process demonstrates how _ can breed _.

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The experimenter in Milgram's study used all of the following verbal prods to encourage participants to continue

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When Milgram asked 100 psychiatrists,college students,and middle-class adults to predict the results of his experiment,the respondents said that they thought _ would _.

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When participants in Milgram's experiments wanted to quit,they were given

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As an example of the liberating effects of group influence,_____ percent of the participants in a variation of Milgram's study conformed to the confederate's behavior when the confederates defied the experimenter.

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In light of the Milgram studies,which of the following is one of the factors that determined obedience?

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A psychiatrist who interviewed 40 of Milgram's participants a year after their participation concluded that

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Milgram's studies explored _; Asch's studies explored _.

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In one variation of his original experiment,Milgram arranged for a second confederate (posing as a fellow participant) to assume command in the experimenter's absence.As a result of this manipulation,

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In a variation of Stanley Milgram's classic obedience experiments,when Milgram's experimenter gave the commands by telephone,full obedience

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In a study by Hofling and his colleagues (1966) ,22 hospital nurses were called by an unknown physician and ordered to administer an obvious drug overdose.Results showed that

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In a variation of Milgram's study,teachers were required to force the learner's hand into contact with a shock plate.Under these conditions,_____ percent obeyed.

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A type of compliance involving acting in accord with a direct order or command is known as

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While control participants were correct about line-length judgments more than 99 percent of the time in Asch's conformity study,his naive participants conformed to the incorrect judgments of others _____ percent of the time.

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When Milgram's experimental series was reenacted in Bridgeport,Connecticut,far from the prestige and authority of Yale University,the proportion of participants who fully complied with orders to shock the learner _____ compared to the rate at Yale.

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In follow-up experiments to his initial study,Milgram made the learner's protests more compelling by having him complain of a heart condition,then scream and plead for release,and finally refuse to answer.Even with this added condition,

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Which of the following is term that defines a change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure.

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Unkelbach and Memmert (2010) examined soccer matches across five seasons in Germany's premier league.Results indicated that referees

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In light of the Milgram studies,which of the following is one of the factors that determined obedience?

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A psychiatrist who interviewed 40 of Milgram's participants a year after their participation concluded that

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Milgram's studies explored _____; Asch's studies explored _____.

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In one variation of his original experiment,Milgram arranged for a second confederate (posing as a fellow participant) to assume command in the experimenter's absence.As a result of this manipulation,

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In a variation of Stanley Milgram's classic obedience experiments,when Milgram's experimenter gave the commands by telephone,full obedience

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In a variation of Milgram's study,teachers were required to force the learner's hand into contact with a shock plate.Under these conditions,_____ percent obeyed.

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