In Addition to the Role of Both Informational and Normative

question 154

Multiple Choice

In addition to the role of both informational and normative conformity pressures, participants in Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments administered escalating shocks to a confederate learner because they __________.

• A) became trapped in conflicting norm demands
• B) failed to take the perspective of the experimenter
• C) ignored social norms once they entered the experimental setting
• D) were motivated to reduce the ambiguity of this distressing situation

Understand the historical context and challenges faced by historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Recognize the role of political and social movements in advancing African-American rights and education.

Distinguish different perspectives and strategies within the African-American community regarding racial uplift and civil rights activism.

Understand the impact of philanthropy on African-American education and the complexities of funding black schools in the South.

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Definitions:

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