Obedience

Question 1

[ Obedience ] The psychology being studied

Answer 1

Obedience and social pressure.

Question 2

[ Obedience ] Aim?

Answer 2

Whether individuals would carry out orders to harm others from an authority figure.

Question 3

[ Obedience ] Research Method.

Answer 3

Controlled observation in a lab + interviews.

Question 4

[ Obedience ] Sample

Answer 4

o 40
o All male

Question 5

[ Obedience ] Sampling method

Answer 5

Voluntary sampling

Question 6

[ Obedience ] Incentive.

Answer 6

4.5$

Question 7

[ Obedience ] Stooge

Answer 7

A middle aged nice man.

Question 8

[ Obedience ] The shock Generators range

Answer 8

15V to 450V

Question 9

[ Obedience ] Participants were given a sample shock of?

Answer 9

45V

Question 10

Experimenter? [ Obedience ]

Answer 10

o A 31 yr old teacher
o Adorn in a technician’s coat
o Serious throughout

Question 11

[ Obedience ] After each mistake the shock administered was increased by

Answer 11

15V

Question 12

[ Obedience ] Learner’s behaviour.

Answer 12

o Until 300V, stooge quiet.
o At 300V and 315 Banged the wall in protest
o Stopped responding after this

Question 13

Pre-set plan of mistakes.

Answer 13

Find the answer.

Question 14

Verbal Prods

Answer 14

o Please go on
o please continue
o the experiment requires you continue
o it is absolutely essential that you continue
o You have no other choice you must go on

Question 15

Results. [ Obedience ]

Answer 15

o Scale of 0-14—>13.42
o Mean voltage administered—> 368V
o 65% gave max voltage

Question 16

Protests at orders

Answer 16

o “I don’t think I can go on with this… I think this is very humane.”
o “I am gonna chicken out, I can’t do that to a man, I’ll hurt his heart.”

Question 17

Signs of nervousness

Answer 17

o Sweating
o shaking
o Groaning
o 14 showed signs of nervous laughter/smiling
o 1 suffered a violent seizure