Which of the following is true of Milgram's obedience study?
a. When participants were required to manually force the victim's hand onto a shock plate, obedience completelydisappeared
b. The experimenter informed participants that he was accountable for any consequences of the participant'sactions.
c. Participants obeyed to the same extent whether the experimenter gave directions in person or over thetelephone.
d. The percentage of participants who obeyed to the end was the same as the percentage of participants whoconformed in the Asch study.
b
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a. ?neuroticism b. ?cynicism c. ?instability d. ?unpredictability
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A. reticular formation B. prefrontal cortex C. cerebellum D. hypothalamus
________ produce a biological or psychological dependence in users so that withdrawal from them leads to a craving for the drugs that, in some cases, may be nearly irresistible.
A. Addictive drugs B. Therapeutic drugs C. Interferon drugs D. Antibiotic drugs
Lucy the Cat learns that every time she is given a bowl of yummy tuna fish by her daddy, she hears the sound of the can opener first! Over time, she learns to come running into the kitchen every time she hears the sound of the can opener
This is an example of __________. a. conditioning b. innate learning c. the learning-performance distinction d. discriminative learning