Participants in a Classic Experiment Conducted by Stanley Milgram (1963)

question 80

Multiple Choice

Participants in a classic experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram (1963) found themselves in the uncomfortable position of being asked to administer increasingly strong shocks to a learner every time he made a mistake. Videotapes of the participants showed them laughing hysterically, chain-smoking, sweating, and fidgeting nervously. Based on these videotapes, it could be inferred that Milgram's experiment was high on __________.

• A) internal validity
• B) reliability
• C) experimental control
• D) psychological realism

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