Why Would It Be So Difficult to Replicate the Research

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why would it be so difficult to replicate the research by Solomon Asch and Stanley Milgram today?

• A)People today are much less likely to conform to an authority.
• B)It would be unlikely that such research would obtain ethical approval.
• C)These studies work only in the United States,not in Canada.
• D)Men are less likely to conform than women.

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Definitions:

Physiological Arousal

The body's physical response to stimuli, involving increased heart rate, respiration, and energy mobilization.

Cannon-Bard

A theory of emotion that proposes that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously and independently.

James-Lange

a theory of emotion proposing that emotions result from our interpretations of bodily reactions to stimuli.

Interpersonal Relationships

Social connections between individuals that are built on emotional bonds, social commitments, mutual benefits, or legal contracts.