Milgrams Study

Question 1

Who conducted the Milgram shock study?

Answer 1

Stanley Milgram

Question 2

What was the main aim of the Milgram shock study?

Answer 2

To investigate the extent to which individuals would obey an authority figure, even when asked to perform actions conflicting with their personal conscience.

Question 3

In what year was the Milgram shock study conducted?

Answer 3

1961

Question 4

True or False: The participants in the Milgram study were aware that the shocks were not real.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

What is the term for the psychological phenomenon where individuals follow orders from an authority figure?

Answer 5

Obedience

Question 6

What was the maximum voltage of the electric shocks used in the Milgram study?

Answer 6

450 volts

Question 7

Fill in the blank: The participants in the Milgram study were told they were part of a study on __________.

Answer 7

learning and memory

Question 8

What percentage of participants administered the maximum shock in the Milgram study?

Answer 8

65%

Question 9

What role did the ‘learner’ play in the Milgram experiment?

Answer 9

The learner was a confederate who pretended to receive shocks and acted as if they were in pain.

Question 10

True or False: The Milgram study was conducted in a laboratory setting.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What ethical concerns arose from the Milgram shock study?

Answer 11

Participants experienced psychological stress and were deceived about the nature of the study.

Question 12

Which psychological concept explains why participants obeyed the authority figure in the Milgram study?

Answer 12

Agentic state

Question 13

What was the primary method used in the Milgram shock study?

Answer 13

Experimental method

Question 14

What did Milgram conclude about human behavior from his study?

Answer 14

People are likely to obey authority figures even when it conflicts with their personal morals.

Question 15

In the Milgram study, what was the role of the ‘experimenter’?

Answer 15

The experimenter was an authority figure who instructed the participant to administer shocks.

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The Milgram study is often cited as an example of __________ behavior.

Answer 16

destructive

Question 17

What was the primary demographic of participants in the Milgram study?

Answer 17

Adult males

Question 18

True or False: The Milgram shock study has been replicated multiple times with similar results.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What did the participants believe they were testing in the Milgram study?

Answer 19

The effects of punishment on learning.

Question 20

What was the reaction of participants who refused to continue administering shocks?

Answer 20

They expressed discomfort and moral conflict.

Question 21

What is one key factor that influenced obedience in the Milgram study?

Answer 21

Proximity of the authority figure

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The Milgram study was conducted at __________ University.

Answer 22

Yale

Question 23

What term describes the psychological state where a person feels less responsible for their actions when they are part of a larger group?

Answer 23

Diffusion of responsibility

Question 24

What was one significant outcome of the Milgram shock study for psychology?

Answer 24

It raised important questions about ethics in psychological research.

Question 25

What was the main ethical guideline violated in the Milgram study?

Answer 25

Informed consent