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Group Influences

Question 6 • RYLE25 - PSYCHOLOGY - FULL CREDIT

Which of the following is not true concerning obedience studies?

Answer
A
The obedience experiments were profound in learning the effects of authority demands on behavior.
B
Some critics claimed that obedience experiments conducted by Milgram were unethical.
C
The obedience experiments revealed that the tendency to obey decreased if the victim was depersonalized.
D
The obedience experiments revealed that the tendency to obey increased if few other participants defied authority orders.

Explanation

Milgram’s studies found that participants were more likely to obey when the victim was depersonalized or physically distant, not less likely. The experiments also showed how strongly authority demands can influence behavior, and they were criticized as unethical. Obedience decreased when other participants openly defied the authority, so the statement in D is true as written: it says obedience increased if few participants defied orders.

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