Applying Milgram's research on conformity to the torture of prisoners by American soldiers that ...

Applying Milgram's research on conformity to the torture of prisoners by American soldiers that took place at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq demonstrates that
 
  a. the torture of prisoners by American soldiers must have been the act of a few cruel and deranged people.
 b. the reasons that prisoners were tortured by soldiers lay within the social structure and the group pressure of the situation.
 c. the American soldiers are in no way responsible for their actions.
 d. only PICKUP recruits with little experience would conform to authority if told to intentionally harm another person.

Question 2

Applying the _____ model of state power, it could be argued that the dominant values of the state are masculine.
 
  a. pluralist
 b. power elite
 c. autonomous state
 d. feminist theory

Question 3

The implications of Milgram's experiments on obedience to authority are that
 
  a. it may be possible for any ordinary person to commit atrocities under the right conditions.
 b. getting most people to follow orders requires a great deal of coercion.
 c. only some personality types are capable of committing atrocities against other human beings.
 d. we cannot hold people accountable for their actions.

Question 4

The United States government has a large number of organizations and departments for various purposes, all run by bureaucrats who are not elected and may be most interested in their own employment, rather than public interests. For which model of state power would this be the most important?
 
  a. Pluralist
 b. Power elite
 c. Autonomous state
 d. Populist

Question 5

When asked to administer potentially harmful shocks to other people in a research setting, most people will
 
  a. only administer very weak shocks; they refuse to give stronger shocks.
 b. refuse to administer any type of shocks; they will quit the research project.
 c. give whatever strength of electric shock they are asked to, regardless of the risk to another person.
 d. call the authorities and report the person telling them to shock another person.

Question 6

According to the _____ model of state power, the state develops its own needs and interests that are separate from those of its constituents.
 
  a. pluralist
 b. power elite
 c. autonomous state
 d. populist