Asked by Hunter Hamrick on May 03, 2024

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In Milgram's (1963) study of obedience, subjects

A) were ordered to deliver painful electric shocks to a stranger.
B) became the recipients of painful electric shocks delivered by an experimental accomplice.
C) indicated which of three lines matched a "standard line" in length.
D) were ordered to give consistently wrong answers to simple questions.

Painful Electric Shocks

Discomforting or harmful electrical stimuli applied to the body, often used in psychological experiments to study pain perception or behavioral conditioning.

Experimental Accomplice

A person secretly working with the researcher to act as a participant in an experiment, but whose behavior is scripted or predetermined.

  • Gain insight into the concept of obedience and what affects its dynamics.
  • Understand the influence of authority figures on compliance.
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Emily StubbertMay 09, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
Milgram's (1963) study of obedience involved subjects being ordered to deliver painful electric shocks to a stranger.