In Alternative Versions of His Original Experiments,Stanley Milgram Collected Data

question 81

Multiple Choice

In alternative versions of his original experiments,Stanley Milgram collected data that indicated informational social influence as a source of participants' destructive obedience.More specifically,Milgram found that

• A) participants who were instructed to place the learner's hand on a shock plate refused to administer severe shocks.
• B) participants administered less severe shocks when the experimenter left the room and a (confederate) co-teacher gave the instructions to continue.
• C) culture plays a key role in how likely the participant was to administer the full range of shocks.
• D) when the experimenter volunteered to flip the switches, participants were less likely to administer severe shocks.
• E) when the learner complained of a heart condition, participants were less likely to shock him.

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