In the Initial Milgram Study, the Experimenter Asked Participants to Shock

question 1

Multiple Choice

In the initial Milgram study, the experimenter asked participants to shock someone else whenever that person made a mistake on a learning task.The results of Milgram's initial study showed that people

• A) learned better when they were punished.
• B) did not experience distress when other people were in pain.
• C) were unwilling to advance science if it meant hurting someone else.
• D) were willing to inflict pain on strangers.

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