Which of the Following Is True of Milgram's Obedience Study

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of Milgram's obedience study?

• A) When participants were required to manually force the victim's hand onto a shock plate, obedience completely disappeared.
• B) The experimenter informed participants that he took complete responsibility for any consequences of the participant's actions.
• C) Participants obeyed to the same extent whether the experimenter gave directions in person or over the telephone.
• D) The percentage of participants who obeyed to the end was the same as the percentage of participants who conformed in the Asch study.

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Definitions:

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Prejudice

Preconceived opinion or bias against an individual or group without sufficient knowledge, reason, or direct experience.

Attitude

A psychological tendency that is expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

False Consensus Effect

The tendency to overestimate how much other people share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.