Psychological Experiments and Human Behavior Quiz

Explore famous experiments in psychology! Take the quiz on Stanford Prison Experiment, Milgram's obedience study, Bobo doll experiment & more.

#1

Who conducted the Stanford prison experiment?

Philip Zimbardo
Stanley Milgram
Solomon Asch
B. F. Skinner
#2

What was the main finding of Stanley Milgram's obedience study?

Participants were willing to administer potentially lethal electric shocks to others under authority's orders.
Participants refused to administer any electric shocks.
Participants administered electric shocks only to strangers.
Participants administered electric shocks only to people they knew.
#3

What is the name of the study where participants were divided into 'guards' and 'prisoners' to investigate the psychological effects of perceived power?

The Robbers Cave Experiment
The Milgram Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Asch Conformity Experiment
#4

Which psychologist is famous for the 'Little Albert' experiment, where classical conditioning was demonstrated using a small child?

B. F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
Erik Erikson
#5

What is the name of the experiment where participants were asked to match lines of different lengths, with confederates purposely giving incorrect answers to test the participant's conformity?

The Robbers Cave Experiment
The Milgram Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Asch Conformity Experiment
#6

In the Bobo doll experiment, who was the researcher who conducted the study?

Albert Bandura
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
Erik Erikson
#7

What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals tend to perform better in tasks when they are being observed?

Hawthorne effect
Observer effect
Social facilitation
Placebo effect
#8

Who conducted the study known as the 'Strange Situation,' which assessed attachment styles in infants?

Mary Ainsworth
Jean Piaget
Sigmund Freud
Lawrence Kohlberg
#9

What is the term for the tendency of people to believe that they have less control over events than they actually do?

Fundamental attribution error
External locus of control
Internal locus of control
Self-serving bias
#10

Who conducted the study known as the 'Bobo doll experiment,' which investigated aggression in children?

Albert Bandura
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
Erik Erikson
#11

Which psychologist is known for the study of cognitive dissonance?

Leon Festinger
Abraham Maslow
Jean Piaget
Carl Rogers
#12

Which psychologist is associated with the study of learned helplessness?

Martin Seligman
B. F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
Erik Erikson
#13

Which psychologist is known for the study of obedience to authority and conducted the famous shock experiment?

Philip Zimbardo
Stanley Milgram
Solomon Asch
B. F. Skinner
#14

Who conducted the famous 'Marshmallow Test,' which studied delayed gratification and its correlation with future success?

Walter Mischel
Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
Erik Erikson
#15

Who is known for the study of social identity theory, which explores how individuals identify with social groups and derive their self-esteem from them?

Philip Zimbardo
Solomon Asch
Henri Tajfel
Muzafer Sherif

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