Question

In Stanley Milgram’s teacher-learner experiment, the subjects continued to administer the electric shocks because:

		they were chosen because of their sadistic tendencies.
		they knew the learner was not really receiving any shocks.
		they were told to do so by a person in authority.
		they didn’t. As soon as they heard the learner shout in pain once, almost all participants stopped administering the shocks.

Answer 1

Answer

The correct answer is - C (they were told to do so by a person in authority)

The conclusion of the Stanley Milgram’s teacher-learner experiment was that ordinary people generally follow the commands by the person in the authority. Hence this is the reason why subjects continued to administer the electric shocks.