What was the motivation behind Stanley Milgram's experimental study of obedience?

A. to better understand individual sources of self-esteem
B. to better understand how much a deterrence factor the death penalty provides
C. to better understand German involvement in the murder of Jews in World War II
D. All of the answers are correct.


Answer: C

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In 2011 the United Nations announced that the world's population has reached which of these?

A. 2 billion B. 5 billion C. 7 billion D. 10 billion

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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There is a trend toward increasing amounts of precarious work, which refers to work that is

A. held by minorities who are subject to discriminatory firing. B. transformed as a part of deindustrialization. C. the most likely to be lost to offshoring. D. poorly paid, and from the worker's perspective, insecure and unprotected.

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