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Who were the participants in Milgram's baseline study? correct answers 40 paid, male volunteers, aged 20-50, with a variety of educational and vocational backgrounds, from the New Haven area What was the aim of Milgram's study? correct answers To investigate the situational factors that are important in obedience to malevolent authority. What did the participants in Milgram's study do? correct answers They were asked to punish another person for incorrect responses on a word-pairs task. In Milgram's study, correct answers The teacher received one 45V sample shock. Before Milgram's study was carried out, what percentage of participants were expected to go to the maximum shock level? correct answers 0-3% What percentage of participants in Milgram's experiment went all the way to the maximum shock level in the remote feedback (baseline) condition? correct answers 65% Which of the following statements is true? correct answers The American Psychological Association (APA) reviewed Milgram's study and said it was ethically acceptable. In Milgram's telephonic instructions condition (experiment 7) correct answers Participants were given instructions on the phone by the experimenter What percentage of participants in Milgram's experiment went all the way to the maximum shock level in the telephonic instructions condition (experiment 7)? correct answers 22.5% What percentage of participants in Milgram's experiment went all the way to the maximum shock level in the rundown office condition (experiment 10)? correct answers 48% In Milgram's rundown office condition (experiment 10) correct answers Levels of obedience fell because the experimenter was perceived to have less legitimate authority Which of the following was most important for the internal reliability of Milgram's study? correct answers The verbal prods were the same for all participants and heard the same feedback from the learner What percentage of participants in Milgram's experiment went all the way to the maximum shock level in the 'ordinary man gives orders condition' (experiment 13)? correct answers 20% TRUE OR FALSE People obeyed the experimenter in Milgram's study because they were told that they would not get paid if they did not complete the experiment. correct answers False