The Overall Finding in the Famous Milgram Shock Experiment Was

question 98

Multiple Choice

The overall finding in the famous Milgram shock experiment was this:

• A) Men obeyed the experimenter more than did women.
• B) All participants delivered at least one shock, but only 33% continued on until the end of the experiment.
• C) Women obeyed the experimenter more than did men.
• D) Sixty-five percent of Milgram's subjects-males and females-continued to obey the experimenter to the very end of the experiment.

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