Question 1

Piliavin, Rodin and Piliavin's study was a field experiment because:

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A)  It was carried out in a field
B)  It has an independent variable but no dependent variable
C)  It has a dependent variable but no independent variable
D)  It has multiple independent variables
E)  It was carried out in the real worldF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

In a follow-up questionnaire, the majority of participants:

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A)  Said they wished they had not participated
B)  Said they were glad to have joined in and had learned something
C)  Felt traumatised by the study
D)  Hadn't believed in the task
E)  Wished they had given higher shocksF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

All psychology could be said to be social psychology because:

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A)  Most research is done in this area
B)  The most famous psychologists are social psychologists
C)  We are all surrounded by other people as we develop
D)  All textbooks have a chapter on social psychology
E)  People find it the most interesting topicF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

Why was Reicher and Haslam's prison simulation stopped?

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A)  The BBC were losing viewing figures
B)  Too many participants wanted to leave
C)  None of these reasons
D)  A group of guards formulated a plan for a harsh prison regim
E)  The study ran out of timeF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

The participants in the Milgram study were:

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A)  40 male students
B)  40 female students
C)  40 men and women aged between 20 and 50
D)  40 men aged between 20 and 50
E)  40 women aged between 20 and 50F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true of the drunk victims?

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A)  They received spontaneous help 95% of the time
B)  They carried a bottle in a brown paper bag
C)  There was a 'same race helping' effect
D)  More comments were made about them than the disabled victim
E)  17% of them were helped before the model stepped inF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Milgram obtained his sample by:

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A)  Advertising in a shop window
B)  Picking names from a hat
C)  Asking his students
D)  Approaching people in the street
E)  Advertising in a newspaperF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Which one of the following statements is false?

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A)  Milgram had expected very low levels of obedience before this study
B)  Some participants in this study experienced extreme stress
C)  According to Milgram, the situation is more powerful than personality
D)  Milgram did get some ethical approval prior to the study
E)  Originally, Milgram intended to show that Germans were more obedient than AmericansF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The quantitative data obtained by Milgram consisted of:

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A)  Number of people who agreed to give shocks
B)  Number of people who refused to take part
C)  Number of times the participant protested
D)  The highest level of shock given
E)  Number of positive comments madeF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

According to Piliavin's 'model of response to an emergency situation', which of the following is not a way of reducing the arousal (stress)  caused by seeing an emergency situation?

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A)  Deciding the victim is not worthy of help
B)  Continuing to watch
C)  Leaving the situation
D)  Getting someone else to help
E)  HelpingF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Using your knowledge of Piliavin, Rodin and Piliavin's findings, in which of the following scenarios is the victim most likely to get helped quickly?

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A)  A male victim collapses in a large shop
B)  A male victim collapses in a dark side street
C)  A female victim collapses in a small shop
D)  A female victim collapses in a park
E)  A female victim collapses in a dark side streetF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 12

Why was Prisoner 10 introduced on day 5 of Reicher and Haslam's prison simulation?

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A)  To show there was permeability between groups
B)  To increase 'cognitive alternatives' to prisoners
C)  To unionise the prisoners
D)  To increase the legitimacy of power in the prison
E)  Because he was unable to join at the beginningF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

In Milgram's study what percentage of participants was fully obedient to the experiment and administered the maximum shock level?

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A)  0.26
B)  0.65
C)  0.7
D)  0.45
E)  0.4F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

In Milgram's study, the learning task was to learn:

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A)  A poem
B)  Pairs of words
C)  A list of words
D)  Pairs of digits
E)  Groups of six wordsF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is not a difference between Reicher and Haslam's study and the original Stanford Prison experiment (Zimbardo) ?

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A)  In Zimbardo's study, participants could not change between their designated role of prisoner or guard, whereas this was possible in Reicher and Haslam's study
B)  Zimbardo claimed that his study showed that participants have a natural tendency to take on power and become tyrannical whereas Reicher and Haslam explained tyranny more in terms of lack of group identification and the failure of groups
C)  Reicher and Haslam went to some lengths to inform participants of likely ethical issues and distress they might encounter in the study before it commenced, whereas Zimbardo did not
D)  In Zimbardo's study, the prison guards were briefed to create fear and give the prisoners a sense of powerlessness, whereas this did not happen in Zimbardo's study
E)  Reicher and Haslam deliberately lied to participants about how participants were selected for the role of guard (they said it was based on personality traits) , whereas Zimbardo did notF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The Stanford Prison Experiment was ended early because:

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A)  The experimenters had all the data they needed
B)  The experimenters got bored
C)  The participants showed signs of distress
D)  Zimbardo ran out of money
E)  The participants rebelledF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Milgram's stated aim was to investigate obedience and what other factor?

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A)  Conformity
B)  Power of legitimate authority
C)  Influence of army officers
D)  Power of German authority figures
E)  Power of informal leadershipF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Shared social identity led to:

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A)  Depression, anxiety and burnout
B)  Support, trust and positive mental states
C)  Positive outcomes for the guards only
D)  Group permeability
E)  Tension within the groupsF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 19

The environment in the BBC Prison Study was intended:

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A)  To replicate the Stanford Prison Experiment
B)  To replicate a prison
C)  To create an equal society
D)  To create an unequal society
E)  To cause the participants maximum stressF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

and Haslam screened their potential participants by using:

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A)  Medical references
B)  Character references
C)  Psychometric tests of authoritarianism
D)  All of these
E)  Psychometric tests of self-esteemF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Exam 5: Social Psychology

Why was Reicher and Haslam's prison simulation stopped?

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Shared social identity led to:

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Milgram obtained his sample by:

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The participants in the Milgram study were:

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The quantitative data obtained by Milgram consisted of:

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According to Piliavin's 'model of response to an emergency situation', which of the following is not a way of reducing the arousal (stress) caused by seeing an emergency situation?

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and Haslam screened their potential participants by using:

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Using your knowledge of Piliavin, Rodin and Piliavin's findings, in which of the following scenarios is the victim most likely to get helped quickly?

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Piliavin, Rodin and Piliavin's study was a field experiment because:

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Which of the following is not a difference between Reicher and Haslam's study and the original Stanford Prison experiment (Zimbardo) ?

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Milgram's stated aim was to investigate obedience and what other factor?

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The Stanford Prison Experiment was ended early because:

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Why was Prisoner 10 introduced on day 5 of Reicher and Haslam's prison simulation?

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Which one of the following statements is false?

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In Milgram's study, the learning task was to learn:

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The environment in the BBC Prison Study was intended:

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In a follow-up questionnaire, the majority of participants:

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In Milgram's study what percentage of participants was fully obedient to the experiment and administered the maximum shock level?

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Which of the following is NOT true of the drunk victims?

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All psychology could be said to be social psychology because:

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