When Milgram and his team set up several variations of his original study, they found that people were more likely to disobey when
A) the experimenter wore a white lab coat instead of street clothes.
B) a confederate acting as another teacher refused to comply.
C) a second experimenter agreed the experiment should continue.
D) the experimenter appeared to be an authority figure.
Answer: B
Rationale: Milgram tested several factors which increased or decreased obedience. Witnessing another teacher refuse to administer a shock decreased the likelihood that the participant would comply. In contrast, anything that strengthened the experimenter's authority, such as wearing a white lab coat, increased the rate of compliance.
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