What was the motivation behind Stanley Milgram's experimental study of obedience?

A. to better understand the deterrence power of the death penalty
B. self-esteem issues
C. a federal government grant
D. to better understand German involvement in the annihilation of Jews in World War II


Answer: D

Sociology

You might also like to view...

Affirmative action encouraged special consideration on the basis of race, sex, and ethnicity, but not religion

a. true b. false

Sociology

According to Lawson's article, "How Child Molesters Explain their Deviance," child

molesters felt isolated as: a. children b. adults c. children and adults d. they never felt isolated

Sociology

Describe the four major flows of immigration in modern history identified in your text, starting with the year 1500 and ending around 1920

Please provide the best answer for the statement.

Sociology

An experimenter is interested in the influence of taking a one semester long test preparation course on performance on the SAT. She contacts high school students who have and who have not taken the course and compares their scores on the SAT exam. She finds that the students who have taken the course score signifigantally higher on the test. The appropriate statistical test is

a. descriptive statistics b. pearson correlation c. chi-square d. t-test

Sociology