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Follow-up research to Stanley Milgram's original study has found that ______ of "teachers" will deliver shocks up to the point of being lethal.

a) 10%
b) 25%
c) 50%
d) 65%

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Follow-up research to Stanley Milgram's original study found that 65% of "teachers" were willing to deliver shocks up to the point of being lethal.

Step-by-step explanation:

In follow-up research to Stanley Milgram's original study on obedience, it was discovered that 65% of "teachers" were willing to deliver what appeared to be lethal electrical shocks to another person because they were told to do so by an authority figure.



Milgram conducted his controversial study in 1962, and subsequent variations of the experiment showed that when certain factors were changed, such as the setting or the proximity of the teacher and learner, the obedience of participants decreased.



The shocking results of Milgram's study and its variations raise questions about why people obey authority to the point of potentially causing harm to others.