Stanley Milgram Conducted a Famous Study Where He Led Participants

question 87

Multiple Choice

Stanley Milgram conducted a famous study where he led participants to believe that they were administering increasingly painful electric shocks to another 'participant' when that person answered a question incorrectly.The false information provided to participants is known as ______________.

• A) participant bias
• B) deception
• C) manipulation
• D) experimenter bias

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