Before Stanley Milgram conducted the obedience study, he surveyed several psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults as to how many people they predicted would go all the way to the highest voltage under the instructions of the authority
Milgram's survey found that:
a. psychiatrists accurately predicted that about 45 percent of the participants would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock.
b. students and middle-class adults accurately predicted that about 25 percent of the participants would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock.
c. psychiatrists predicted that only one person in a thousand would administer the highest voltage and the nonprofessionals agreed with this statement.
d. psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults accurately predicted that about 15 percent of the participants would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock.
c
You might also like to view...
The experimental method allows for causal explanations and maximum control. However, a
major limitation of the experimental method is a. results cannot be replicated. b. generalizability. c. extraneous variables. d. certain variables cannot be ethically manipulated.
Kelly’s theory has been criticized for
A) its emphasis on cognition. B) its applied value. C) minimizing the importance of emotions. D) all of the above