Question

Who of the following is most likely to obey in Milgram's study?

A. A man participating in a run-down office building with an experimenter in a lab coat
B. A man who has to physically place the learner's hand down on a shock plate
C. A woman participating at Yale University with an experimenter in a lab coat
D. A man participating at Yale University with an experimenter dressed casually

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter D.

Explanation: The Milgram Experience is a behavioral test developed in 1963 by the master of psychology, the American Stanley Milgram, at Yale University to test people's obedience to an authoritarian figure.

The experiment consists of 3 figures: the scientist, the apprentice (victim) and the teacher (tested person). Only the "teacher" is the real participant of the experiment, the other figures are actors. The scientist, characterized by a white coat and impassive face, says they will both take part in a memory test.