Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE about the classic social psychology studies.
Hints
- Two options overstate the results - one on Asch's rate, one on Zimbardo's duration.
- Asch's conformity was about 37% (not near-total), and Zimbardo's study was halted after 6 days.
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- A. The studies drove reforms in research ethics.
- C. Situational factors influence behavior more than people predict in advance.
- D. About 65% obeyed to the maximum in Milgram's baseline study.
Why
Milgram's 65%, the ethics reforms, and the power of situational factors are all true. Asch found about 37% conformity (not near-total), and Zimbardo's study was halted after 6 of 14 planned days - so those two are false.
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