When a Large Black Cable Is Laid Across a Street

question 9

Multiple Choice

When a large black cable is laid across a street to count the number of cars that travel along that street in an attempt to use the information to decide whether or not to install a traffic light at the next intersection,this is an example of:

• A)human observation.
• B)a contrived situation.
• C)a closed observation.
• D)machine observation.
• E)a GSR observation.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.