Which one of these statements best summarizes why Milgram's experiment cannot be replicated today?
A. He did not choose his sample randomly, so one demographic may have been overrepresented.
B. The quality of the acting by the learner may not have been the same for all of the experiments.
C. Milgram caused stress and potential harm to his subjects, the "teachers," who really thought they were shocking someone.
D. There may have been confounds that Milgram did not take into account, such as each subject's potential for violence.
Answer: C
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