In Milgram’s experiment, some people acted like participants even though they were actually part of an elaborate set-up. Which term is used for people who operate in this capacity in an experiment?
Danica and Eileen are discussing Stanley Milgram’s classic research on obedience. Danica reports she would have refused to continue as soon as the “learner” objected, but Eileen reminds her that ______ of the participants in the original study delivered the highest voltage of electrical shocks!
Before conducting his obedience study, Stanley Milgram asked a panel of experts how intense a shock they thought the “teachers” would be willing to administer to the “learners.” That panel predicted that most people would not go beyond an electric shock of ______ volts.