The Fact That the Voltage in Milgram's Research Increased in 15-Volt

question 77

Multiple Choice

The fact that the voltage in Milgram's research increased in 15-volt increments allowed obedient participants to

• A) take out their increasing aggression on the learner.
• B) reduce their dissonance somewhat as the experiment progressed.
• C) deliver whatever severity of shock they felt was appropriate.
• D) None of these choices

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Definitions:

Iron Cage

A concept introduced by Max Weber to describe the increased rationalization inherent in social life, particularly in Western capitalist societies.

Macroscopic Culture

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Microscopic Individual

A term describing a closer, detailed focus on individual agents or small-scale phenomena, often used in contrast with macro-level analyses.

Symbolic Interactionism

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