PSCL 101 : QUIZ 1 Questions with Complete Solutions

Milgram studied this phenomenon where subjects shocked a (fake) partner with increasing voltages of electricity. Correct Answer-obedience Solomon Asch studied this phenomenon to determine to what extent social forces alter people's opinions. Correct Answer-conformity The Stanford prison experiment by Zimbardo cannot be replicated today because of this. Correct Answer-ethical considerations (particpants suffering) This effect became a hot topic in social psychology after the murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens. Correct Answer-bystander effect / bystander nonintervention Philip Zimbardo used this term to explain how situational factors can lead individuals to commit acts outside of their usual norms. Correct Answer-deindividuation The common sense belief that we see the world as it really is. Correct Answer-naïve realism