Deck 6: Conformity and Obedience

Question 1

What percentage of nurses in Hofling et al.'s (1966) study administered an obvious drug overdose when it was called in by an unknown physician?

A) 95%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 27%

Answer 1

95%

Question 2

Briefly summarize the studies by Sherif, Asch, and Milgram by listing the topic and method of each. Be sure to also provide a real-life example of each study.

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

"Conformity is neither all bad nor all good."
Do you agree? Why or why not?

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Discuss the ethics of Milgram's study.

Question 5

Group size, unanimity, cohesion, status, public response, and prior commitment are all factors that influence people's conformity. Explain each.

Question 6

Nasser wants to go out with Shulin, but Shulin initally rebuffs him. Nasser is all the more intrigued and motivated to get a date with Sue. Explain this scenario in terms of the theory of psychological reactance.

Question 7

What term means "self motion," the apparent movement of a stationary point of light in the darkness?

A) automatic
B) autosomal
C) autokinetic
D) autosynaptic

Question 8

Describe three of the variations done on Milgram's original obedience experiment. Be sure to discuss how the results varied as a function of these changes.