Social Power and Obedience Quiz

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What is the fundamental concept in social science?

  • Control
  • Obedience
  • Power (correct)
  • Influence

What does social power refer to?

  • Emotional intelligence and empathy
  • Influence and control over outcomes (correct)
  • Intellectual capacity and knowledge
  • Physical strength and agility

Who conducted laboratory studies of obedience to authority mentioned in the text?

  • The coach
  • Bertrand Russell
  • Stanley Milgram (correct)
  • The police officer

What was Stanley Milgram certain about regarding the participants in his studies?

<p>Few participants would carry out the experimenter’s orders (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the text reveal about participants in Milgram's studies when faced with the pressure of the experimenter's power?

<p>They buckled under the pressure of the experimenter’s power (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of adding additional cues in Milgram's subsequent studies?

<p>To signal the learner's unwillingness to continue in the study (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect did moving the learner into the same room as the teacher have on obedience?

<p>Obedience dropped to 40% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Milgram move the study away from prestigious Yale University?

<p>To set up the study in an office building located in a shopping area (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Milgram study obedience instead of conformity?

<p>Because authority did not directly engage in the action demanded of the teacher (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What signs of nervousness and tension did many subjects display in the experimental situation?

<p>Sweating, trembling, and stuttering (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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