Before conducting his classic research on obedience to authority, Milgram conducted a survey in which he asked a number of psychiatrists to predict what percentage of people would go all the way and administer the highest levels of shocks. The psychiatrists in his survey predicted that ____ would do so.
a. only .01 (1 in 1000)
b. only about 5
c. about 25
d. about 35
Question 2
According to research on prejudice and self-regulation, which of the following people would likely perform the best on a self-regulation task?
a. Al, a highly prejudiced white man who has just been talking with a group of black people
b. Juan, a highly prejudiced Mexican who has just been talking with other Mexicans
c. Richard, a fairly unprejudiced Asian man who has just been talking with a group of Latinos
d. Pierre, a fairly unprejudiced white man who has just been talking with other whites
The classic stages of the demographic transition.
Sperry’s classic study of eye rotation and regeneration.
Kwashiorkor The edema in this child’s belly is a classic sign of kwashiorkor
Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods, 6/E
The Milgram Obedience Experiment