Which Statement About Milgram's Investigations Is FALSE

question 109

Multiple Choice

Which statement about Milgram's investigations is FALSE?

• A) Both college students and psychiatrists were incorrect in their estimates of how Milgram's participants would actually perform.
• B) Milgram designed his experiments using the foot-in-the-door technique.
• C) Milgram's experiments illustrated the power of situational forces on behavior.
• D) After the experiment, interviews with participants indicated they suffered harmful emotional distress.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the researcher to examine its impact on the dependent variable.

Phenomenological Research

A qualitative research approach focused on understanding and describing experiences from the perspective of those who live them.

Shared Values

Fundamental beliefs or principles that are held in common by members of a group, guiding their behavior and fostering cohesion and collaboration.

Pretest-Posttest Design

A research design that measures participants before and after an intervention to assess the effects of that intervention.