The implications of Milgram’s experiments on obedience to authority are that
A. it may be possible for any ordinary person to commit atrocities under the right conditions.
B. getting most people to follow orders requires a great deal of coercion.
C. only some personality types are capable of committing atrocities against other human beings.
D. we cannot hold people accountable for their actions.
Answer: A
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