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	Social Psychology I

OBEDIENCE TO AUTHORITY Stanley Milgram's research on obedience was motivated by his desire to a. demonstrate that only morally corrupt individuals commit horrific acts. b. demonstrate that even normal individuals are capable of committing horrific acts under the right conditions. c. demonstrate that college students are generally violent. d. assess the effects of shock on heart condition. Which of the following was not identified as a factor in obedience to authority? a. personal responsibility b. personal moral beliefs c. power d. entrapment David Koresh was a. the lead singer of the Partridge Family. b. the "experimenter" in Stanley Milgram's experiment. c. the "learner" in Stanley Milgram's experiment. d. the leader of the apocalyptic sect known as the Branch Davidians. In the Milgram study, the "learner" was a. a research confederate, pretending to be shocked. b. a research participant, just like the "teacher." c. really shocked by the "teacher" to improve the "learner's" performance. d. Stanley Milgram. True or False: In a compelling study demonstrating the potentially negative effects of power, entrapment, and responsibility on obedience, nurses actually administered dangerous levels of a new drug to a patient despite the fact that both the ordering physician and the medication were unfamiliar. a. True b. False

	Click an activity to open it: • Conformity • Conformity Factors • Milgram Obedience Experiment • Why Obey • Bay of Pigs • Impression Formation • What's Going On? • In Your Face • Actors and Observers • Birds of a Feather • Ratings Game • Love Scale • Love Triangle • Attachment Style • Ad Categorization Activity • Dissonance Theater • Decision Model of Helping • Self-fulfilling Prophecy Movie • Impressions and Expressions • Reducing Prejudice • Prisoner's Dilemma • Faces of the Enemy