Even Though the Authors Point to a Number of Situational

question 58

Multiple Choice

Even though the authors point to a number of situational variables that contributed to the destructive obedience of Stanley Milgram's participants (e.g.,normative and informational conformity pressures,conflicting norms) ,it might still be argued that people have lurking deep within them sadistic tendencies that can easily be elicited by situational variables.What experimental findings by Milgram call this "personal attribution" into question?

• A) When the learner was introduced as a minister, participants gave lower shocks.
• B) When the learner was introduced as a prison inmate, participants gave higher shocks.
• C) There are cultural differences in the amount of shock participants administer.
• D) Violent prisoners administered lower shocks than non-prisoner participants.
• E) When participants could chose the level of shock, the vast majority administered very low levels.

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Definitions:

Dummy Variables

Variables used in regression analysis to represent categorical data by converting it into a series of binary values.

Levels

The different values or categories that a factor can have in an experiment or statistical model.

Multiple Coefficient

A term that does not have a standard definition in statistics or mathematics and may be confused with terms like "multiple correlation coefficient" or "multiple coefficients in regression analysis". NO.

Determination

The process of establishing something precisely, such as a calculation or measurement.