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1
Conformity can be both constructive and destructive.
A)True
B)False
2
When Milgram's learner mentioned that he had a "slight heart condition," participants delivered significantly less shock.
A)True
B)False
3
When Milgram's teachers were required to force the learner's hand into contact with a shock plate, almost none of them were able to fully comply with the experimenter.
A)True
B)False
4
In Asch's study involving the judgment of length of lines, no obvious pressure was placed on subjects to conform.
A)True
B)False
5
In Asch's study involving the judgment of length of lines, the correct answer was obvious.
A)True
B)False
6
In his first study, Milgram found that a total of 37 percent of male participants fully complied with the experimenter's commands.
A)True
B)False
7
When Milgram's experiment was repeated in a rundown office building in Bridgeport, the percent of participants who fully complied with the commands of the experimenter remained unchanged.
A)True
B)False
8
When surveyed afterwards, most of Milgram's participants exhibited symptoms of long-term psychological distress as a result of their participation in his study.
A)True
B)False
9
Conformity research indicates that evil has its basis in some character defect.
A)True
B)False
10
Milgram reported that many participants harshly devalued the learner as a result of acting against him.
A)True
B)False





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