In Burgers (2009) replication of Milgrams original obedience research, which of the following changes was made in order to decrease the ethical concerns that surround the earlier study?
a. Participants were paid a higher fee that was commensurate with the discomfort that they were likely to experience.
b. The experimenters revealed the actual nature of the experiment before the participants gave informed consent.
c. Participants were asked to dunk the learners head in an ice bath instead of using electrical shocks.
d. Participants were informed that they could leave if they felt uncomfortable.
Question 2
What did Milgram conclude in applying his research results to the Holocaust?
a. People today are raised fundamentally differently from participants in the Holocaust.
b. Individual judgment eventually overwhelms authority.
c. Relatively few people have the resources needed to resist authority.
d. Some cultures are immune to the risk of genocide.
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