What was Milgram's Experiment on Obedience and Authority?

Using electric shocks to assess a person's authority

Which definition best describes the concept of 'authority'?

Power or right to give orders and make decisions, A person or organisation having political control

What is 'academic authority'

Someone with superior knowledge and skills

What is 'governmental authority'?

Trained personnel (judges, counsellors) who govern

What happened to Warden Norton at the end of the film 'The Shawshank Redemption'?

He eventually shoots himself in his office

How did people act during Milgram's Experiment on Obedience and Authority?

Became anxious and worried for student welfare

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Year 10 English - Quiz 1 'Authority'

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1
What was Milgram's Experiment on Obedience and Authority?
Where cats and dogs were separated into two rooms
Dog trainer using obedience methods on their pet
Using electric shocks to assess a person's authority
A study of children and classroom rules
2
Andy Dufresne uses which type of authority in Shawshank Prison?
Physical
Governmental
Spiritual
Intellectual
3
Which definition best describes the concept of 'authority'?
Power or right to give orders and make decisions
Where everyone is considered equal, no-one is in charge
Society that is situated in a state of anarchy
A person or organisation having political control
4
What is 'academic authority'
A religious or spiritual order
Someone with superior knowledge and skills
Elected by people to make decisions on their behalf
Trained people who work for governments and uphold laws
5
What is 'governmental authority'?
Respected peers in the community - social functions
Trained personnel (judges, counsellors) who govern
When you have control over your own actions
People who are considered 'elders' - cultural practices
6
What happened to Warden Norton at the end of the film 'The Shawshank Redemption'?
He is arrested by police
He continues to be the Warden
He escapes to France with money illegally obtained
He eventually shoots himself in his office
7
How did people act during Milgram's Experiment on Obedience and Authority?
No reaction - considered the experiment normal
Became anxious and worried for student welfare
Enjoyed issuing electric shocks
Broke down and cried
8
When looking at the ALARM structure, what is the final 'E' in the Matrix?
Evaluate
Explain
Effect
Emphasise
9
When is authority necessary?
Army service (commanding officer)
All of the above
During football and sports matches (game rules)
Resolving conflict that has occurred from war
10
Captain Hadley in 'The Shawshank Redemption' exerted which type of authority?
Spiritual
Academic
Physical
Governmental

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