In a Series of Experiments, Stanley Milgram Systematically Varied the Conditions

question 209

Multiple Choice

In a series of experiments, Stanley Milgram systematically varied the conditions of his obedience study. Under which of the following conditions were subjects LEAST likely to administer shocks to the full 450-volt level?

• A)when the teacher and the learner were in the same room
• B)when the experimenter left the laboratory and gave orders over the phone
• C)when the teacher was required to hold the learner's hand down on a shock plate
• D)when the teacher observed two other teachers who refused to continue with the experiment

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