A. Quite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so
B. Participants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone
C. Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
D. None of the above
Related Mcqs:
- The result of Milgram’s (1963) study imply that:
A. in the real world, most people will refuse to follow orders to inflict harm on a stranger
B. many people will obey an authority figure even if innocent people get hurt
C. most people are willing to give obviously wrong answers when ordered to do so
D. most people sick to their own judgment, even when group members unanimously disagree - In Milgram’s research on obedience, what was the teacher’s perception of what would happen when the learner made a mistake?
A. The learner would receive a shock
B. The teacher would be receive a shock
C. The experiment would have to be terminated
D. The teacher would be asked to change places with the learner - What were the conclusions drawn about ordinary people based on Maligram’s famous study of obedience?
A. People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
B. People will engage in low levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
C. People’s personality is the strongest determinant of obedient behaviour
D. People will challenge authority figures when they become distressed by their commands - In 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to the soviet Union that the United States would discontinue all atmospheric nuclear tests. The soviet’s positive response to the conciliatory gesture illustrated the potential value of________
A. the just- world phenomenon
B. GRIT
C. mirror- image perceptions
D. groupthink - We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence, Which of the following is an extraneous variable in this experiments?
A. the presence or absence of music
B. the students test scores
C. the amount of time allowed the studying
D. silence - In _________ method of study in psychology, passive study and analysis of human behaviour is usually done.
A. Introspection Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Observational Method
D. Genetic Method - A systematic study of facts according to a reliable and correct method of study is called a __________?
A. Scientific Study
B. Biological Study
C. Methodology
D. Social Technique - You have just conducted a research study, if the responses of the participants significantly differ from what would be expected if there was no relationship among the variables in your study, then it would be appropriate for your to:
A. Use a different method to replicated use results
B. Obtain a larger sample to replicate results
C. Perform manipulation checks
D. Reject the null hypothesis
E. All of the above - Which dimension of personality can predict individual preferences for study areas, number of study breaks and performance on long vigilance tasks?
A. External-internal
B. Experimenting-conservative
C. Neuroticism-stability
D. Extraversion-introversion - Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on one’s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?
A. Correlational study
B. cross sectional study
C. Gesell’s dome
D. longitudinal study
