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

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According to Kolko, the distribution of income in the United States

a. equalized substantially between 1910 and 1959 b. did not change in any major way between 1910 and 1959 c. has become much more unequal in the last 50 years d. substantially equalized between 1910 and 1959, but since then has moved in the direction of greater inequality

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Dainton and Stafford found that the most frequently mentioned maintenance behavior in their study was

(a) sharing tasks (b) being cheerful (c) disclosing (d) giving assurances

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Nagging, sarcasm, and procrastination are examples of ________ _________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Which of the following is not one of Giddens’s modes of consciousness?

a. anomic consciousness. b. discursive consciousness. c. practical consciousness. d. unconscious motives.

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