SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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One-tenth
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One-half
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One-third
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One-fourth
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Two-thirds
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Detailed explanation-1: -65% (two-thirds) of participants (i.e. “teachers”) continued to the highest level of 450 volts. All of the participants continued to 300 volts. Milgram did more than one experiment-he carried out 18 variations of his study, all with similar findings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Milgram’s results showed that 65% of the participants in the study delivered the maximum shocks. 4 Of the 40 participants in the study, 26 delivered the maximum shocks, while 14 stopped before reaching the highest levels.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Around 60% percent of people delivered what they believed to be the maximum shock level.
Detailed explanation-4: -’ Following the experiment the participants were debriefed. Milgram found that all of the real participants went to at least 300 volts and 65% continued until the full 450 volts. He concluded that under the right circumstances ordinary people will obey unjust orders.