Which Statement About Milgram's Studies on Obedience Is True

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which statement about Milgram's studies on obedience is true?

• A)Teachers delivered painful electric shocks to learners.
• B)Teachers continued to obey Milgram because he threatened to shock them if they refused.
• C)Over 60 percent of the teachers delivered what they thought to be a potentially deadly shock to a learner.
• D)Obedience to the experimenter was due largely to the norm of reciprocity.

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