The Results of Milgram's Obedience Experiments Demonstrated That

question 30

Multiple Choice

The results of Milgram's obedience experiments demonstrated that:

• A) most people will not obey orders to harm others in the lab
• B) males but not females will obey orders to shock another person
• C) a majority of people will obey orders, even if they feel that the orders are unreasonable
• D) psychiatrists overestimate the percentage of individuals who will follow orders to harm others in laboratory experiments

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Definitions:

Factitious Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by the intentional fabrication of illness or injury to assume the sick role without external incentives.

External Gain

Benefits obtained from others or the environment due to one’s behaviors, often discussed in the context of malingering where the gain is used to explain the motivation for symptomatic behavior.

Factitious Disorder

A mental disorder in which an individual deliberately produces or exaggerates symptoms of illness in themselves for the primary purpose of assuming the sick role.

Psychological Need

An intrinsic desire pertinent to achieving mental well-being, such as the need for esteem, belonging, autonomy, and competence.