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What do Stanley Milgram’s obedience studies suggest about the willingness of people to obey authority?
A. People who know the authority figure are less willing to obey. B. Distance from the authority figure affects willingness to obey. C. People are more likely to obey an authority figure of the same sex. D. Those who obey authority once will always obey authority.
Public Comments
- I'm not sure, but I think D. I forget any results having to do with issues of same/different sex. Or, issues of knowing the authority figure. If this is a test, I'd say it's a dumb question that's trying to trip you up, not test your knowledge.
- i know milgram's study on authority also points out proximity...coz in their follow up, when the "authority" figure was not beside the respondent, the obedience of the respondents actually declined. (given that i am thinking about the same study) so i'll answer B..
