In the Milgram obedience studies, participants rarely obeyed the instructions when the:
A) experimenter wasn't wearing a lab coat.
B) participant became silent.
C) experimenter calmly told them to continue.
D) participant complained of heart trouble.
Ans: A) experimenter wasn't wearing a lab coat.
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