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haleyc112

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Which of the following is a change that Burger (2009) made from the original Milgram study when he replicated the research several decades later?
 
  a. He examined only female participants.
  b. The study was stopped once participants went past 150 volts.
  c. He told participants that the study was part of research on the effects of punishment on learning.
  d. He paid participants for their involvement.

Question 2

Which of the following illustrates the role played by normative social influence in the obedience of Milgram's participants?
 
  a. When other teachers (actually confederates) refused to continue with the study, participants' obedience rates declined significantly.
  b. Men and women exhibited similar levels of obedience in the research.
  c. The learner (actually a confederate) announced before the study began that he had a preexisting heart condition.
  d. Many participants showed signs of nervous laughter during the course of the study.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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