Burger (2009) Conducted a Replication of Milgram's Studies on Obedience

question 9

Multiple Choice

Burger (2009) conducted a replication of Milgram's studies on obedience. One of the modifications to Milgram's original method was that Burger stopped the study after participants had reached 150 volts (rather than 450) . Why did he choose the 150-volt cut-off point?

• A) In Milgram's work, participants who were going to disobey usually did so by 150 volts.
• B) Burger actually had the participants hooked up to the shock device with the learner, and 150 volts is quite painful.
• C) 150 volts of electricity sounds very painful to participants.
• D) 150 volts of electricity actually isn't painful at all.