Chapter 4. Obedience

4.1 Obedience: Examining the Milgram Experiment

Obedience: Examining the Milgram Experiment

Short Description

Stanley Milgram’s research examined the degree to which people would go to obey an authority figure.

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After you've watched the video, click the link below to answer questions about what you've learned.
Video Assessment Quiz

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1. A confederate is:

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2. Stanley Milgram was able to get many people to give the learner severe shocks by getting them to commit the little behavior of minor shocks and then give a little stronger shock, and then steadily increase the amount of shock until, for many, it was a lethal dose. This technique of getting people to do things in small incremental steps is called:

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3. According to your text, Milgram found that _____% of people obeyed fully to the point of agreeing to deliver a dangerous 450-volt shock to the learner.

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4. According to your text, the experimenter in Milgram’s study directed that the experiment continue when the subject paused, attempted to stop, or asked what to do. Since the teachers, or subjects, were engaged in an action which fulfilled a direct order or command from the experimenter, this is a study of:

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5. According to your text, the most influential, or important, variable which influenced subjects, the teacher, to comply with the instructions from the experimenter was:

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