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A test on the specific details of Milgram's obedience study.

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show To see how far an ordinary person would go just because a man in a lab coat gives them an order.  
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show 40  
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What occupations did Milgram's participants have?   show
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show The second world war - specifically the Holocaust.  
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show Mr Wallace  
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show Mr Williams  
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What voltage level was the sample shock given to participants?   show
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show 15 volts  
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show 450 volts  
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How many verbal prods did the experimenter use?   show
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What were the verbal prods? Try to get the wording exactly right.   show
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What percentage of participants went to 300V?   show
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What percentage of participants went to 450V?   show
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show Ordinary working people can be made to obey a command that goes against their morals, just because a man in a lab coat told them to.  
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What is an ethical strength of this study?   show
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What is an ethical weakness of this study?   show
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What percentage of participants later admitted they didn't believe the shocks were real?   show
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show Due to demand characteristics.  
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