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Frost2351

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Even though the authors point to a number of situational variables that contributed to the destructive obedience of Stanley Milgram's participants
 
  (e.g., normative and informational conformity pressures, conflicting norms), it might still be argued that people have, lurking deep within them, sadistic tendencies that can easily be elicited by situational variables. What experimental findings by Milgram call this personal attribution into question?
  a. When participants could choose the level of shock, they administered very low levels.
  b. Violent prisoners administered lower shocks than non-prisoner participants.
  c. There are cultural differences in the amount of shock participants administer.
  d. When the learner was introduced as a minister, participants gave lower shocks.
  Answer: A

Question 2

Burger's (2009) replication of Milgram's studies on obedience to authority suggests that compared with people in the 1970s, people in 2006 were ________ likely to obey authority.
 
  a. less
  b. just as
  c. more
  d. not at all



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javimendoza7

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Answer to Question 1

Difficulty: 2

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B




Frost2351

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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:D TYSM

 

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