In Bocchiaro et al.’s (2012) study on disobedience and whistle-blowing, researchers compared participants’ predictions of their own behavior with the actual behavior of participants in the experimental group. Which of the following options correctly identifies the percentage of participants who predicted they would personally obey the unethical request compared to the percentage who actually obeyed?
Only 3.6%3.6\%3.6% predicted they would personally obey, whereas 76.5%76.5\%76.5% of the experimental group actually obeyed.
Only 18.8%18.8\%18.8% predicted they would personally obey, whereas 76.5%76.5\%76.5% of the experimental group actually obeyed.
Only 3.6%3.6\%3.6% predicted they would personally obey, whereas 14.1%14.1\%14.1% of the experimental group actually obeyed.
Only 18.8%18.8\%18.8% predicted they would personally obey, whereas 14.1%14.1\%14.1% of the experimental group actually obeyed.
128 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Responses to people in authority, covering Milgram (1963): Obedience and Bocchiaro et al. (2012): Disobedience and whistle-blowing. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.