Which one of the following statements does NOT provide an accurate

Which one of the following statements does NOT provide an accurate description of Stanley Milgram’s experiments? A. the experimental results revealed that 35 percent of the subjects subjected the “learner” to the maximum level of shock and the remaining 65 percent refused to obey the experimenter at various intermediate points. B. experimental subjects were instructed to give what they believed were successively higher levels of electric shocks to people who missed the word pairs C. Milgram designed a series of experiments to determine the extent to which people obey the commands of an authority figure, even if they believe they are endangering the life of another person. D. the basic conclusion of Milgram’s studies is there is a tendency for individuals to comply with and be obedient to authority.

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Which one of the following statements does NOT provide an accurate

Which one of the following statements does NOT provide an accurate description of Stanley Milgram’s experiments?

A.   the basic conclusion of Milgram’s studies is there is a tendency for individuals to comply with and be obedient to authority.
B.   experimental subjects were instructed to give what they believed were successively higher levels of electric shocks to people who missed the word pairs
C.   Milgram designed a series of experiments to determine the extent to which people obey the commands of an authority figure, even if they believe they are endangering the life of another person.
D.   the experimental results revealed that 35 percent of the subjects subjected the “learner” to the maximum level of shock and the remaining 65 percent refused to obey the experimenter at various intermediate points.

 

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