In His Partial Replication of Milgram's Obedience Study, What Did

question 344

Multiple Choice

In his partial replication of Milgram's obedience study, what did Burger (2009) find?

• A) Very few of the participants were willing to deliver any shock whatsoever.
• B) Most of the participants were aware of the original Milgram study, and the study had to be canceled because the researchers could not find enough naïve participants.
• C) Participants were even more willing than in Milgram's study to deliver a maximum shock, and in many cases appeared to enjoy doing so.
• D) Participants were only slightly less willing to obey the experimenter's orders than those in Milgram's study.

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Definitions:

SA Node

Known as the sinoatrial node, it is the natural pacemaker of the heart located in the right atrium, initiating the heart's electrical impulses.

Pacemaker

A device or biological mechanism that sets the pace or rhythm for certain processes, especially the heart's rhythm.

AV Node

The atrioventricular node, a crucial part of the heart's electrical conduction system, controlling the heart rate by delaying the transmission of electrical impulses from the atria to the ventricles.

Interventricular Septum

The thick wall separating the lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart, preventing the mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.