The subjects in Milgram's experiment were told that they were participating in a(n) ___________
a. historic experiment on the nature of obedience and authority
b. senior seminar in psychology at Yale University
c. study of memory and learning at Yale University
d. experiment on the process of obedience
c
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With what invention did the era of the machine begin?
A) Ford's Model T automobile B) Singer's sewing machine C) Watt's steam engine D) Remington's typewriting machine
The adage that you must walk a mile in another person's shoes before judging the person is similar to the sociological concept(s) of
a. verstehen. b. comparative and historical research. c. ideal types. d. the ecological fallacy. e. content analysis.
_____ is respect or regard
a. Status consistency b. Power c. Prestige d. Status inconsistency
The influence of powerful economic elites on how seriously we take different types of crime is suggested by the fact that although minority street criminals are what we tend to fear the most, ________.
A. there is actually not much serious street crime B. burglary and robbery cost the United States $3.8 billion a year, while white-collar crimes cost over $680 billion a year C. most people would not like to see corporate criminals punished D. corporate crime is not personally motivated by criminal intent