Stanley Milgram and other researchers found that all of the following were likely to increase obedience to authority except _____.

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Assumption of personal responsibility actually decreases obedience to authority. Milgram's experiments found that when participants were made to feel more responsible for their own actions, they were less likely to follow the authority figure's instructions to administer shocks. The other factors listed (emphasis on technical aspects, trappings of legitimacy, closeness to authority figure) all increase obedience.

Stanley Milgram and Other Researchers Found That All of the Following