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71) Horizontal influence is to ___________________ as vertical influence is to __________________. a. obedience; conformity b. persuasion; groupthink c. conformity; obedience d. groupthink; persuasion 72) Which of the following events is the best example of destructive obedience? a. The Vancouver Stanley Cup Riots b. The Challenger Shuttle Explosion c. Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse d. My Lai Massacre in Vietnam 73) Zimbardo is to ________________ as Milgram is to _________________. a. deindividuation; obedience b. conformity; deindividuation c. conformity; obedience d. deindividuation; persuasion 74) What is the difference between conformity and obedience? a. Conformity is influence from peers or colleagues and obedience is influence from authority. b. Conformity occurs to most anything while obedience is unquestioning devotion to a single cause. c. Conformity is the result of inoculation while obedience is the result of fear. d. There is no difference. 75) The “banality of evil” refers to the idea that a. the personality of “evil” people is often socially constructed as devious rather than boring. b. perfectly normal citizens who follow orders blindly are responsible for most wickedness in the world. c. evil became so commonplace during certain historical periods (e.g., Holocaust) that it was not unexpected. d. obedience is always associated with evil intent whereas conformity only involves fitting in to belong. 76) In Milgram’s original study, what percentage of participants displayed complete compliance and administered shocks to the level of 450 volts? a. 33% b. 54% c. 62% d. 80% 77) In which variation on Milgram’s classic study of obedience did they find compliance to 450 volts fell to 0%? a. A second experimenter debates with the first as to whether they should continue b. Less prestigious location c. Experimenter gives orders by phone d. The teacher has to hold the learner’s hand on the shock plate 78) Which statement correctly characterizes one aspect of Stanley Milgram’s study of obedience? a. Subjects were shown an ominous-looking shock machine that was marked 0 to 450 volts. b. Participants in the study were randomly assigned to be teachers or learners. c. Participants were shocked when they made errors in reciting word pairs. d. A learner and the teacher sat side by side across from the shock machine. 79) What is a difference between obedience and conformity? a. In obedience there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request. b. Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules whereas obedience does not. c. Obedience is an indirect request whereas conformity is a direct request. d. In conformity there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group. 80) Naïve subjects in the Stanley Milgram experiment were given the opportunity to administer shocks to helpless victims. What was the maximum voltage that could be administered in one shock? a. 100 b. 450 c. 625 d. 999