Upon Testing Variations of His Original Obedience Study, Milgram Found

question 45

Multiple Choice

Upon testing variations of his original obedience study, Milgram found that

• A) the original participants had conformed to the experimenter's orders only because the study was conducted at a respected institution.
• B) obedience decreased as the distance between the participant and the learner was increased.
• C) participants were less likely to shock the learner if he was close by than if he was in another room.
• D) participants were more likely to shock the learner if other confederate teachers refused to do so.

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