Which of the Following Variations of Stanley Milgram's (1963)original Obedience

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following variations of Stanley Milgram's (1963) original obedience experiment provides the strongest evidence of the operation of normative conformity when participants administer electric shocks to a confederate learner?

• A) Participants are less likely to obey when they believe that the learner will have a chance to "teach" them later.
• B) When the participants are in the same room as the learner, they obey less.
• C) Older participants are less likely to obey than are younger participants.
• D) When another (confederate) participant refuses to continue, participants obey less.
• E) Participants are more likely to obey if they are given rewards.

Understand the concepts of prejudice and discrimination and their impacts on society.

Recognize the diversity and complexities within and among different ethnic groups in the United States.

Identify and explore the variations in family patterns, values, and roles across different racial and ethnic groups.

Understand the historical context and development of racial and ethnic identities in the United States.

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