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nelaaney

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The experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram investigated the degree to which people will follow orders, even if they believe they are causing harm to someone. Milgram found that:
 
  a. as many as two-thirds of the subjects following instructions administered what were marked as dangerous electrical shocks.
  b. when the electrical shocks were noted as potentially dangerous, the majority of the subjects refused to administer them.
  c. there was complete conformity to the directions to administer potentially harmful shocks to others.
  d. when the student in the experiment screamed in pain, the subjects refused to administer any more shocks.

Question 2

Which of the following marriages is likely to be the most cohesive?
 
  a. Bob and Mary (married 28 years) both grew up in small, rural towns in the South and are both Baptist.
  b. Tom and June are a dual-career couple. Tom lives in Los Angeles and Mary lives in Boston, so they only see each other once every few months.
  c. Mark and Lilly who have been married for only 3 months. Mark is Jewish and grew up in New York City. Lilly is Catholic and grew up in a small Texas town.
  d. It is impossible to say because there really hasn't been any research on the subject of cohesiveness.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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