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What is the percentage of fully obedient participants in Milgram's study?
65%
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What does obedience to authority involve?
The choice to
obey
or defy
orders
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What was the obedience level when both teacher and learner were in the same room?
40%
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How did proximity affect obedience in Milgram's study?
Obedience
levels
fell when closer to the learner
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What was the obedience rate when the teacher had to force the learner's hand onto a shock plate?
30%
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What was the focus of Milgram's study?
Obedience
and punishment
effects
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How many participants were involved in Milgram's study?
40
participants
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What was the location of Milgram's original study?
Yale University
laboratory
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What was the maximum voltage administered in Milgram's study?
450 volts
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How did the location of the study affect participants' confidence?
It increased confidence in the study's
integrity
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What did Milgram find when he moved the study to a run-down office?
Obedience rates dropped slightly but not
significantly
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What did psychiatrists predict about participants' obedience?
Very few would deliver
maximum
shocks
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What percentage of participants delivered the maximum shock in the voice feedback study?
65%
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What effect do uniforms have on obedience?
They convey
power
and authority
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What percentage of participants stopped at 300 volts?
12.5%
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What did Bushman's study reveal about obedience in different uniforms?
Uniforms significantly affect
obedience rates
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What did Perry discover about Milgram's participants?
Many
were
skeptical
about
the
shocks
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What was the obedience rate when the researcher was in a police-style uniform?
72%
obeyed
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How did obedience rates change when the researcher was dressed as a business executive?
Obedience dropped to
48%
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What was the obedience rate when the researcher was dressed as a beggar?
32%
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What are the main factors affecting obedience in Milgram's study?
Proximity of
authority figure
Location of the study
Presence of uniforms
Psychological factors
of participants
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What are the criticisms of Milgram's study regarding participant awareness?
Participants may distrust
experimenters
True purpose of the study may be disguised
Some participants were skeptical about
shocks
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