Which of the following types of conformity pressures induced most of the participants in Stanley Milgram's obedience studies to deliver escalating and life-threatening shocks to an innocent learner?

a. informational influence
b. normative influence
c. mindless conformity
d. both informational and normative social influence

Answer: D

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