Final answer:
In Milgram's experiment, the independent variable was the level of authority, not the willingness to do harm, and 65% of subjects followed orders to administer supposed lethal shocks.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that in Milgram's experiment, the independent variable is the willingness to do harm is false. The independent variable in Milgram's experiment was the level of authority exerted over subjects to see if they would obey orders to administer electric shocks to another person, even when they believed those shocks were harmful. Stanley Milgram's study was focused on obedience to authority, where nearly 65% of the participants were willing to administer what they believed to be lethal electrical shocks to another person due to the instructions from an authority figure, which in the experiment was the researcher instructing them.