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Psych 150 Exam 4 Correctly Answered. Zimbardo's prison experiment - CORRECT ANSWER Done at Stanford; August, 1971, 6 days; assigned a group of students to play either the role of prison guard or prisoner; prisoners were locked up in the basement of the psychology building, and the guards were put in charge of their treatment - students took their assigned roles perhaps too well, and the experiment had to be ended early because of the cruel treatment the guards were inflicting on the prison...

Psychology Quiz 5 Exam with Complete Answers. social psychology - CORRECT ANSWER occurs when ones emotions, opinions, or behaviors, are affected by others Zimbardo's definition of evil - CORRECT ANSWER exercise of power to intentionally harm others physically or psychologically Abu Ghrab - CORRECT ANSWER -American investigation hold for prisoners of war in Iraq -American soldiers abused prisoners -Administration didn't want to be blamed Zimbardo's hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER -A...

PSY 731 FINAL EXAM - Week 11: Social Psychology: Milgram Complete Test. Milgram Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER Experiment of obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University when did milgram publish his first article on one of the obedience experiments - CORRECT ANSWER 1963 how many conditions did milgram report in his 1974 book and how many were there actually done? - CORRECT ANSWER 18 and 24 what is the timeline of the obedien...

AICE Psychology - Social Psychology Test Correctly Answered. Describe two features of the experiment by Milgram that may explain the high levels of obedience he found. - CORRECT ANSWER Most likely from a long list including: 1. done at Yale University; 2. experiment has a worthy purpose - learning and memory; 3. participant has volunteered; 4. participant feels obliged; 5. participant is paid; 6. teacher-learner random so both had equal chance; 7. participants told 'painful but not dangerous...

Psychology - Social Influence - Situational Variables Exam Study Test. Who was Milgram? - CORRECT ANSWER Experimented with obedience, shock experiment What was the Milgram experiment? - CORRECT ANSWER An authority figure tells participants to administer shocks to the "learner" when learner gives wrong answers What did milgrams study involve? - CORRECT ANSWER - 40 participants at a time over a series of conditions - There were two experimental confederates: an experimenter and a 47 ye...

Social Psychology Experiments Study Guide Test. Milgram's Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER One of the most famous studies of obedience in psychology was carried out by Stanley Milgram (1963). Stanley Milgram, a psychologist at Yale University, conducted an experiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. After the holocost Milgram wanted to test peoples obedience. The learner (a confederate called Mr. Wallace) was taken into a room and had electr...

Chapter 6 Social Psychology Exam Questions & Answers. Even though you hate wearing one, you decide that you should wear a tie to your job interview. This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER compliance When William McGuire and his Yale University colleagues invited children to "tell us about yourself," they found that the children were most likely to mention their - CORRECT ANSWER distinctive attributes Although he made a promise to himself to not take illegal drugs, Tom gave into peer p...

Psych Review Practice Final Exam Test Correctly Answered. Dr. Mills conducts research on why individuals conform to the behaviors and opinions of others. Which specialty area does his research best represent? - CORRECT ANSWER social psychology Hindsight bias leads people to perceive psychological research outcomes a - CORRECT ANSWER unsurprising Which of the following statistical measures is most helpful for indicating the extent to which intelligence test scores can be used to predic...

Social Psychology Exam 2 Part Extra Study Guide. Dabbs and Leventhal Study 1966 - CORRECT ANSWER In the mid 1960's, Howard Leventhal, a social psychologist from Yale University, USA, invited a group of 30 senior students to participate in what they thought was an experiment on a public health brochure evaluation. The tetanus pamphlet, as it was called, was to be evaluated for its persuasiveness in communicating the dangers of tetanus and the importance of inoculation. To that effect, the st...

Social Psychology Exam Questions Correctly Answered. Who was Stanley Milgram? - CORRECT ANSWER social psychology professor at Yale who wanted to test the defense of "I was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis What is groupthink? - CORRECT ANSWER the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives