Lesson 3.2.1.2.1

3.2.1.2.1 Milgram's agency theory: agency, authority, culture, proximity Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 5

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The 20 questions

  1. Which psychological state explains obedience to authority according to Milgram's agency theory?

    • Social facilitation
    • Cognitive dissonance
    • Autonomous state
    • Agentic state

  2. How does Milgram define the mental state where an individual feels no personal responsibility for actions?

    • Autonomous state
    • Agentic state
    • Altruistic state
    • Authoritarian state

  3. What is the psychological state called when a person acts according to their own moral conscience?

    • Submissive state
    • Autonomous state
    • Agentic state
    • Conformist state

  4. What psychological shift occurs when someone enters the agentic state during obedience situations?

    • Shifting responsibility
    • Increasing empathy
    • Enhancing moral reasoning
    • Reducing compliance

  5. What key feature made the experimenter's orders appear legitimate in Milgram's study?

    • Casual clothing
    • Lab coat
    • Peer pressure
    • Friendly smile

  6. What percentage of Milgram's participants went up to the maximum 450 volts?

    • 65%
    • 90%
    • 15%
    • 35%

  7. Which situational factor reduced obedience when the teacher could directly perceive the learner?

    • Anonymity
    • Location
    • Proximity
    • Uniform

  8. Which situational variation in Milgram's research resulted in an increase in obedience levels?

    • Female teacher
    • Remote authority
    • Run-down office
    • Obedient confederate

  9. Which situational factor reduces obedience by making the victim's pain more real?

    • Increased proximity
    • Legitimate authority
    • Cultural norms
    • Agentic state

  10. In an agentic state, who do individuals believe is responsible for their actions?

    • The authority figure
    • The victim
    • Society at large
    • The participant

  11. What psychological state explains shifting moral responsibility onto a figure of authority?

    • Autonomous state
    • Agentic state
    • Authoritarian personality
    • Social inhibition

  12. Which proximity variation most reduces obedience compared to Milgram's baseline?

    • Telephonic instructions
    • Different building
    • Same room
    • Absent experimenter

  13. What situational variable describes how close a participant is to the victim?

    • Culture
    • Status
    • Legitimacy
    • Proximity

  14. What type of explanation does Milgram's agency theory provide for human obedience?

    • Genetic
    • Dispositional
    • Biological
    • Situational

  15. Which ethical guideline was famously breached during Milgram's original baseline study?

    • Informed consent
    • Confidentiality
    • Protection from harm
    • Right to withdraw

  16. Who carried out the obedience study using a shock generator?

    • Stanley Milgram
    • Bibb Latané
    • Theodor Adorno
    • Solomon Asch

  17. What was the maximum voltage rating on the shock generator used by Milgram?

    • 150 volts
    • 450 volts
    • 600 volts
    • 300 volts

  18. What primary benefit does an agentic state provide to society?

    • Personal freedom
    • Smooth organisation
    • Critical thinking
    • Moral autonomy

  19. What effect does a dissenting peer have on obedience levels in Milgram's variations?

    • Reduces obedience
    • No effect
    • Increases obedience
    • Stops obedience entirely

  20. What is a main limitation regarding the ecological validity of Milgram's baseline study?

    • Unreliable measures
    • Lack of standardisation
    • Artificial setting
    • Too many participants

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