Quiz for:
Understanding Obedience to Authority in Psychology

Question 1

What did Adorno's Authoritarian Personality theory propose?

Question 2

How did obedience rates change when the authority figure was physically distant from participants?

Question 3

What is the significance of Milgram's research on obedience in daily interactions?

Question 4

According to the Agentic State Theory, why do people obey authority figures?

Question 5

What is the Legitimacy of Authority theory based on?

Question 6

What was a methodological criticism of Milgram's experiment?

Question 7

What insight did Milgram's experiment offer into human behavior under authority?

Question 8

What was the objective of Stanley Milgram's experiment?

Question 9

How did Milgram's experiment highlight the power of situational contexts?

Question 10

How did changing the authority figure's uniform affect obedience rates?

Question 11

What was the effect on obedience rates when the experiment location was changed from a high-status setting to a rundown office block?

Question 12

In Milgram's experiment, what percentage of participants administered the maximum voltage shock (450 volts)?

Question 13

Why are there ethical concerns regarding Milgram's experiment?

Question 14

What did Sheridan and King's puppy experiment demonstrate?

Question 15

Which personality trait suggests individuals are more likely to obey authority?