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book Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers cover

Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0073310268
book Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers cover

Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0073310268
Exercise 3
In a study by Hofling and his colleagues (1966), 22 hospital nurses were telephoned by an unknown physician and ordered to administer an obvious drug overdose. Results showed that
A) most would not act on the order unless the caller named a familiar physician as a reference.
B) most nurses refused to comply unless given the order in writing.
C) less experienced nurses complied but more experienced ones challenged the order.
D) all but one proceeded to comply without delay.
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