Which social psychologist conducted a famous study that found that most men would obey an experimenter's orders to administer a high level of shock?

a. Sigmund Freud
b. Philip Zimbardo
c. Walter Mischel
d. Stanley Milgram


Answer: D: Stanley Milgram

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