In Milgram's Initial Compliance Experiments, What Percentage of Yale Undergraduates

question 44

Multiple Choice

In Milgram's initial compliance experiments, what percentage of Yale undergraduates were willing to shock subjects with 450 volts?

• A) 15
• B) 35
• C) 65
• D) 100

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Definitions:

Incentive Motivation

The idea that the level of motivation is affected by magnitude of reward: The greater the reward magnitude, the higher the motivation to obtain that reward.

Internal Arousal

The physiological and psychological state of being alert and engaged, often as a response to external stimuli or internal thoughts.

Hull's Model

A theoretical framework by Clark Hull that describes behavior as the result of internal drives, habits, and the outcomes of previous actions.