When Milgram and His Team Set Up Several Variations of His

question 250

Multiple Choice

When Milgram and his team set up several variations of his original study, they found that people were more likely to disobey under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT when:

• A) the subject worked with peers who refused to go further in the procedure.
• B) the victim was in an adjoining room so the "teacher" heard every sound the victim made.
• C) the person ordering them to continue was an ordinary man, apparently another volunteer.
• D) two experimenters had conflicting demands about the continuation of the experiment.

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Definitions:

Stressful Experience

An event or situation that triggers significant emotional, physical, or psychological strain or tension in an individual.

Stressor

Any event, experience, or environmental stimulus that causes stress in an individual.

Control

In an experimental setting, the standard by which the test results can be compared; usually a group or condition that does not receive the experimental treatment.

Friends

Individuals with whom one shares a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.