Applying Milgram's Research on Conformity to the Torture of Prisoners

question 151

Multiple Choice

Applying Milgram's research on conformity to the torture of prisoners by American soldiers that took place at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq demonstrates that

• A) the torture of prisoners by American soldiers must have been the act of a few cruel and deranged people.
• B) the reasons that prisoners were tortured by soldiers lay within the social structure and the group pressure of the situation.
• C) the American soldiers are in no way responsible for their actions.
• D) only PICKUP recruits with little experience would conform to authority if told to intentionally harm another person.

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