Exhibit 2-6: a Researcher Carried Out an Experiment with Her

question 38

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 2-6: A researcher carried out an experiment with her freshman psychology students to answer the question: "Does college students' rate of learning a series of cognitive tasks differ in regard to gender and type of motivation (intrinsic or extrinsic) ?"
-Refer to Exhibit 2-6.What is the population?

• A) gender
• B) type of motivation
• C) college students
• D) rate of learning task
• E) freshman psychology students

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Definitions:

Milgram's Study

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Joining The Crowd

The act of assimilating with a larger group, often to feel a sense of belonging or to conform to group norms and behaviors.

Milgram's Study

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which explored obedience to authority figures by having participants administer what they believed were electric shocks to another person.

Crowd Formation

The process by which individuals come together to form a large group, often in response to an event, interest, or common goal.