According to Milgram,the Most Fundamental Lesson to Be Learned from His

question 35

Multiple Choice

According to Milgram,the most fundamental lesson to be learned from his study of obedience is that

• A)people are naturally inclined to be hostile and aggressive.
• B)the desire to be right is one of the strongest human motives.
• C)even ordinary people,who are not particularly hostile,can become agents of destruction.
• D)people value their freedom and uniqueness and react negatively when it is taken from them.

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Definitions:

Selective Attention

The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus while ignoring others, essential for processing vast amounts of information efficiently.

Temporal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex located beneath the temples, crucial for processing auditory information and encoding memory.

Kinesthesia

The sense that detects body position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints, facilitating physical coordination.

Vestibular Sense

The sensory system that provides the leading contribution to the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance.