Milgram

If you were to replicate Milgram's experiment, what could you do to change the percentage of people who were willing to give the highest shock?

• change how close the "teacher" was sitting next to the "learner"

• change how loudly the "learner" yelled

• change whether the experiment took place in a college or in a backroom of an alleyway

• change whether the participants were from North America or Europe

The Milgram experiment was carried out...

• at the onset of WW II

• during WW II

• after WW II

• during the Korean War

The results of the experiment showed that...

• people are likely to obey orders and commit attrocities if they recongize the authority as having moral or legal rights over them

• soldiers obey orders from their superiors without questioning; ordinary people do not

• some people are more likely to obey orders than others because they feel no empathy for those who suffer

• many people just wanted to be famous and went along with the entire experiment

Explain one reason why some participants decided to stop before 450 volts.

• they got bored

• they were told to stop the experiment

• they felt guilty about "pain" caused to the subject

• there was no 450 volt shock listed in the shock generator

Draw the Shock Generator

Answer explanation

What was the measure of obedience in the study?

• How far along the voltage scale the participant would go

• How many participants would go all the way to 450 volts

• How many participants dropped out before reaching 450 volts

• The voltage the participant reached before dropping out

Which of these is not one of Milgram's explanations as to why participants obeyed?

• Participants believed the shocks were not real

• Participants thought they had an equal chance of being learner or teacher

• The credibility of Yale university influenced their obedience

• They participants were paid to take part

What was the primary aim of Milgram's experiment?

• To study the effects of punishment on learning

• To understand the influence of authority on obedience

• To explore the impact of group pressure on decision making

• To examine the role of empathy in moral decision making

In Milgram's experiment, who was the 'learner'?

• A real participant

• A confederate of the experimenter

• A random volunteer

• The experimenter himself

What ethical concern is most associated with Milgram's experiment?

• Lack of informed consent

• Deception of participants

• Physical harm to participants

• Invasion of privacy