The participants in Stanley Milgram's classic series of experiments on obedience were
a. inmates from the Stanford prison.
b. people who scored high on obedience tendencies.
c. nurses from the local veterans' hospital.
d. volunteers recruited through newspaper ads.
Answer: d. volunteers recruited through newspaper ads.
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A) breaking down children's thoughts into precise procedures. B) integrating information into a broad, comprehensive theory. C) analyzing cognition into its components. D) implementing rigorous research procedures.
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