Summary Section A - Social Area Exam Questions

Section A Questions


MILGRAM QUESTIONS
1. From Milgram’s study of obedience:
a) Describe how obedience was measured (2)
b) Suggest one problem with measuring obedience this way (2)

2. From Milgram’s study of obedience:
a) Describe how the sample was obtained (2)
b) Outline one disadvantage of the way this sample was obtained (2)

3. From Milgram’s study of obedience:
a) Describe the sample used (2)
b) Outline one limitation of this sample (2)

4. Describe two features of the experiment by Milgram that may explain the high levels of
obedience (4)

5. From Milgram’s study of obedience, describe why participants may have felt that they
could not withdraw from this study (2)

6. From Milgram’s study of obedience:
a) Describe the ‘shock generator’ apparatus used in this study (2)
b) Outline how the ‘shock generator’ was used to measure obedience (2)

7. Identify two of the suggestions made by Milgram for why participants (the teachers)
obeyed (2)

8. Milgram claimed that his study of obedience produced two surprise findings. Outline both
of these findings (4)

9. Milgram’s study has been strongly critcised. Outline one reason why Milgram should
have conducted the study (2)

10. a) In Milgram’s study into obedience what did participants think was the aim of the
study? (2)
b) What was the actual aim? (2)

11. Outline two pieces of evidence from Milgram’s study into obedience that encouraged the
participants to behave in a highly obedient way (2)