Subsequent Studies of Obedience in Situations Like the One Milgram

question 43

Multiple Choice

Subsequent studies of obedience in situations like the one Milgram studied suggest that

• A)Milgram's findings apply only to that period in American history,and cannot be replicated.
• B)most of the participants were not taken in by his deceptions.
• C)the people he studied were unusual-their personalities prompted them to obey.
• D)the obedience to authorities he documented is common in military and organizational settings.
• E)obedience is higher in the U.S.and Germany than in other countries.

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