Amy,a social psychologist,is trying to duplicate Milgram's shock experiment on obedience. Which of the following hypotheses is the LEAST likely to be supported?

A) Participants who are concerned about how others view them are more likely to show obedience than participants who are not concerned about how others view them.
B) Participants who have to touch the learner are more likely to show obedience than participants who do not have to touch the learner.
C) Participants who hear the orders over the telephone are less likely to show obedience than participants who are given the orders by the experimenter in person.
D) Participants who see the learner are less likely to show obedience than participants who do not see the learner.

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Serhii Tarkanovskyi · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Milgram's experiment found that physical proximity to the learner (such as having to touch the learner) decreased obedience because it made the consequences of the participant's actions more directly felt. Thus, participants who have to touch the learner are less likely, not more likely, to show obedience.

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