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Several Notable Cases Occurred in the 1970s and 1980s Involving

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Several notable cases occurred in the 1970s and 1980s involving babies born with ___________________, characterized by mental retardation and often accompanied by physical defects that are lethal but correctable by surgery.


Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.

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