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EPPP Psychology

Category - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior

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Which one of these statements about Milgram’s obedience to authority study is false?
  1. 65% of the subjects fully complied with the authority figure.
  2. 84% of the participants stated they were glad they participated in the study.
  3. Many people have found the study to be highly unethical.
  4. Teachers were more willing to deliver electric shocks when the experiment was moved from Yale University to a warehouse.
Explanation
Answer: D - The claim that teachers were more willing to deliver electric shocks when the experiment was moved from Yale University to a warehouse is false.

The participants, or teachers, of this study, were actually less willing to deliver electric shocks when the experiment was moved from the Yale University to a warehouse, thus making the last option false.
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