In Follow-Up Experiments to His Initial Study, Milgram Made the Learner's

question 9

Multiple Choice

In follow-up experiments to his initial study, Milgram made the learner's protests more compelling by having him complain of a heart condition, then scream and plead for release, and finally refuse to answer. With this added condition,

• A) the majority of participants still fully obeyed the experimenter's demands.
• B) teachers were more reluctant to deliver initial shocks.
• C) learners became more real and personal to the teacher.
• D) fewer participants went to 450 volts.

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