In the context of Milgram's study of compartmentalization of evil, which of the following statements is true about the research findings on the power of social norms?
A. When external influences override inner convictions, attitudes tend to determine behavior.
B. Situations and strong beliefs prevent ordinary people from capitulating to cruelty.
C. The drift toward evil usually comes in small increments, without any conscious intent to do evil.
D. In large societies, the most terrible evil evolves from a sequence of large evils.
Answer: C
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