Before conducting his study of obedience, Stanley Milgram asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and other adults to predict how many people they thought would deliver shocks at the highest levels. What predictions did they make?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
? The psychiatrists predicted that most people would refuse to give shocks greater than 150 volts.
? They also predicted that only one in a thousand people would administer the highest level of shock.
? The predictions of the nonprofessionals were similar to those of the psychiatrists.

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