Which of the Following Factors Has Been Shown to Have

question 180

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors has been shown to have the least impact on obedience rates?

• A) remoteness of the victim
• B) legitimacy of the authority figure
• C) the presence of an extra "participant" who actually administers the shocks
• D) personal characteristics

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A selection of values, based on sample results, assumed to incorporate the value of an obscure population parameter.

Mean

The average value of a data set, calculated by adding up all the numbers in the set and then dividing by the count of the numbers.

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of values, from sample measurements, that is anticipated to capture the value of a hidden population parameter.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that describes the distribution of sample means around the population mean, indicating the accuracy of a sample mean as an estimate of the population mean.