The results of Milgram's obedience experiments demonstrated that:
A. most people will not obey orders to harm others in the lab
B. males but not females will obey orders to shock another person
C. a majority of people will obey orders, even if they feel that the orders are unreasonable
D. psychiatrists overestimate the percentage of individuals who will follow orders to harm others in laboratory experiments
Answer: C
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