Recall That Stanley Milgram Conducted a Variation on His Original

Multiple Choice

Recall that Stanley Milgram conducted a variation on his original obedience experiment.In this variation,there were two confederates in addition to the participant.When the participant threw the switch at 150 volts,one of the confederates refused to continue,even though the experimenter commanded that they do so.In this variation,only about 10% (compared to about 65% in the original study) went to the highest shock level.This experimental variation demonstrated the power of _______ in eliciting obedience.

A) normative social influence
B) the lowballing technique
C) the door-in-the-face effect
D) a non-unanimous majority
E) informational social influence